There was a bus crash in North Chicago Tuesday (January 9, 2018) afternoon.  The crash involved a Pace bus leaving the roadway after the driver lost control of the bus.  Two passengers on the bus were hurt during the crash.

An excerpt regarding the crash, from the January 10, 2018 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Driver emergency causes Pace bus crash in North Chicago, 2 passengers hurt“:

Two passengers were hurt in a bus crash Tuesday afternoon in North Chicago when the operator suffered a medical emergency and drove off the road.

According to the North Chicago Fire Department, the crash happened at about 12:45 p.m., near Pulaski Drive and Green Bay Road.

The bus went off the roadway and traveled for 175 feet, driving into the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North Chicago.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this Lake County bus crash can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the article mentioned above as well as the January 9 Lake County News-Sun article titled “3 injured as Pace bus veers off roadway into North Chicago woods.”

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There was a collision involving a school bus and two semi trucks Wednesday (January 20, 2016) in Beach Park.

According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened at the intersection of Green Bay Road and Major Avenue.  The Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding the crash at 3:04 p.m.

The accident involved a school bus (Kenneth Murphy Elementary School Bus 15) being “rear-ended” by a semi truck as the school bus was stopped in traffic.  Due to the impact, the school bus was pushed (i.e. “sandwiched”) into a semi truck in front of it.

At the time of the crash, the school bus had 56 children on board.  Of the 56 children, 9 were taken to  Vista Medical Center East and West for treatment of their accident injuries, which were considered to be non-life-threatening in nature.

An excerpt from the Lake County News-Sun article (with video) titled “9 children hospitalized in Beach Park school bus crash“:

Annabele, 7, said everyone on the bus was thrown forward on first impact and knocked backward on second impact. She said she hit her head on the seat in front of her but was not feeling hurt.

Media sources don’t mention as to whether seat belts were used in the bus.

Neither truck driver was injured during the accident.

Another excerpt from the Lake County News-Sun article mentioned above, quoting Detective Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office:

The driver of the truck that crashed into the bus, Milos Ostojic, 55, of the 900 block of Clark Drive in Gurnee, has been charged with failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving without proof of insurance and not having a driver’s license on him, Covelli said.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this school bus accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the Lake County News-Sun article mentioned above, as well as the January 20 Daily Herald article titled “Seven children injured in Beach Park school bus crash” and January 20 wgntv.com article (with video) titled “School bus, 2 semis involved in crash in Beach Park.”

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There were two related vehicle accidents in Grayslake on Tuesday (January 5, 2016) in which three people were injured.

According to Grayslake Police, the first accident happened after a car (driven by a 25-year-old man from Ingleside) heading eastbound on Rollins Road, struck a westbound school bus as the car attempted to pass another eastbound vehicle. As a result of the collision, the school bus rolled over onto its side.  Although no students were on the bus at the time of the crash, two adults suffered minor injuries.  Those two adults were able to exit the bus through the rear door.

The accident happened on Rollins Road, between Hook Drive and Drury Lane.  Grayslake Police went to the accident scene at approximately 8:15 a.m.

The second accident happened when an eastbound vehicle stopped on the roadway to avoid the collision described above, and it was “rear-ended” by another car.

An excerpt from the Daily Herald article (with video and crash scene pictures) of January 6, 2016, titled “Minor injuries in crash with school bus, 3 other vehicles in Grayslake“:

The Ingleside driver was cited for driving too fast for conditions. Police did not immediately release his name.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this Lake County accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the Daily Herald article mentioned above, as well as the January 5 Grayslake Patch article titled “Car Driver Cited in School Bus Rollover Crash That Left Three With Minor Injuries.”

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One of the possible hazards that can happen to motorists and passengers is when a car or vehicle fire occurs.  While these incidents are somewhat rare, they can happen for a variety of reasons.

An example of a bus fire was seen today (June 4, 2014) in Deerfield, Illinois.

The fire occurred on a charter bus that was carrying 54 Indiana school children and their chaperones to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.  As the bus was traveling on the Tristate Tollway (I-94) near Deerfield Road in Deerfield, the driver of the bus, identified as Walter Lay, heard a “pop” around 11:10 a.m.  Realizing that a rear tire on the bus had blown, the bus driver exited onto Deerfield Road.

An excerpt from the June 4, 2014 Deerfield Review article titled “No injuries after bus catches fire near Deerfield” :

“The blowout caused a mechanical problem, which caused a fire,” said Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Ray Larson. “The fire spread into the cabin of the bus.”

Everyone that was on the bus was able to be evacuated before smoke or fire was able to enter the cabin of the bus.  No one was injured during this bus fire.

As seen in pictures of the bus, the amount of smoke emanating from the bus was significant.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this Lake County bus fire can be seen in a variety of media sources including the Deerfield Review article mentioned above, as well as the June 4 Highland Park & Deerfield TribLocal article titled “No injuries in Deerfield charter bus fire.”

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There was a collision between two school buses on Tuesday (September 10, 2013.)  This Lake County bus accident happened on Route 173 at approximately 3:00 p.m., and involved buses transporting Antioch schoolchildren from Antioch School District 34.

An excerpt from the Lake County News-Sun article of September 11, 2013, titled “Students on board in accident involving 2 buses” :

Both buses were eastbound on Route 173 around 3 p.m. and both were turning right to go southbound on Route 83. The first bus driver started to make the turn and then stopped abruptly. The second bus driver had begun turning as well and was looking in the direction of oncoming traffic, “but didn’t notice soon enough the other bus had stopped,” he said.

The article discusses that despite the nature of the accident, proper procedures were not followed by the school district as emergency personnel were not called to respond to the accident.

Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the Lake County News-Sun article mentioned above.

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