FEBRUARY 18, 2015
SHELOCTA, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
State police at the Kittanning barracks have confirmed there
was a collision between a school bus and a coal truck in Armstrong County this
afternoon.
It occurred about 3 p.m. on Route 422 and Sleepy Hollow Road
in Plumcreek, state police said.
Director Randall Brozenick said preliminary information
indicates the truck hit the back of the bus, leaving it with minor damage.
He said one of the 15 students aboard the bus was being
transported to a hospital with minor injuries. The other students and both
drivers were uninjured.
Brozenick said the crash apparently happened during a snow
squall in the area.