14-05-2025
2 injured in multi-vehicle crash involving Pella school bus
MARION COUNTY, Iowa — A bus transporting the Pella girls' soccer team to a game was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday evening.
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According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, the crash happened at around 4:05 p.m. on Highway 163, just northwest of Pella. A Lincoln Navigator, a Jetta Volkswagen, and a Pella Community Schools bus were all traveling westbound on Highway 163. The crash report says that the Navigator, traveling in the left lane in front of the Jetta, slowed down to make a left turn onto 198th Street. The driver of the Jetta failed to slow down and rear-ended the Navigator, causing the driver of the Navigator to overturn and crash into the side of the bus that was traveling in the right lane.
A 24-year-old and a 65-year-old, both passengers in the Jetta Volkswagen, were injured in the crash. The 65-year-old was life-flighted to a Des Moines hospital, and the 24-year-old was transported to a nearby hospital via ambulance, according to the crash report. No other injuries were reported.
Pella Community School District Superintendent Greg Ebeling said that the bus was transporting the varsity girls' soccer team to a game in Newton when the crash occurred. While no one on the bus was physically injured, the game was postponed.
No additional information has been released.
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