INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman was injured when a school bus and an SUV crashed Monday morning, but witnesses have different accounts of exactly what happened.
The crash happened around 10 a.m. Monday, near the intersection of Brookville Road and Pleasant Run Parkway on Indianapolis' east side.
It involved an IPS bus and a 2001 GMC Yukon.
According to the report from IPS Police, the driver of the Yukon had to be extricated from the vehicle.
She had injuries to her to the left side of her head, clavicle, back and hips. The woman was listed in serious condition, as of Tuesday afternoon.
When the driver of the bus was interviewed, she said she was stopped at a stop sign when the Yukon ran the stop sign and hit the bus.
However, two witnesses told police something different. One witness said they were behind the SUV. They said the SUV stopped and was hit by the bus when it didn't stop. Another witness said they were farther back behind the SUV than the first witness, and never saw the bus stop at the sign.
Both the Yukon and the bus were towed from the scene.
There were three children in the bus at the time of the crash. All three were unhurt.
The school bus has been inspected annually by the Indiana State Police since 2012 with no reported issues found. The most recent inspection was May 6, 2016.
Durham School Buses, the company IPS contracts with, released this statement about the accident:
"The incident is currently under investigation and the driver has been placed on restricted duty and is not performing driving duties pending the outcome of the investigation. To become a school bus driver, an applicant must go through a process including a criminal background check and a MVR check conducted by a third-party company, drug and alcohol testing and pre-employment fingerprint check. The applicant also spends at least 20 hours behind the wheel as well as receiving classroom training."
