Overview
- A South Putnam school bus carrying students collided with an SUV in rural Putnam County, with the crash reported around 8 a.m. Wednesday at County Road 50 South and County Road 525 East.
- At least one student was later hospitalized in Indianapolis after a parent drove him for care, and his mother described spinal and rib injuries found by doctors.
- Indiana State Police identified the drivers as bus driver Gerald Skoog, 69, of Greencastle, and SUV driver Mellissa Church, 47, of Fillmore.
- In a preliminary account, a state police sergeant said the bus was turning when the 2019 Dodge Durango could not stop on slick pavement after overnight rain.
- Police said EMS did not transport students from the scene, both vehicles were towed, the bus was inspected at the high school, and troopers urged drivers to use extra caution near school buses.