6 people hospitalized after school bus rollover crash in Stark County

Описание: The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a rollover crash involving a Marlington Local Schools bus.

The rollover crash happened on Columbus Road near Beeson Street in Stark County's Marlboro Township at around 2:30 p.m. Troopers say as the bus was negotiating a curve onto Columbus Road, it traveled off of the right side of the roadway. The bus struck multiple traffic signs and then overturned into a ditch.

According to the OSHP, there were 20 total occupants on the school bus at the time of the crash. Five juvenile passengers and the bus driver were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. According to Marlington Local Schools Superintendent Dan Swisher, all six people have since been released from the hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

The bus driver, 58-year-old Debra Weisel of Hartville, was cited for failure to control a motor vehicle.


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