8 students on board bus involved in crash in Darke County; Woman in critical condition

DARKE COUNTY — One person was flown to the hospital after crashing head-on into a school bus in Darke County on Friday morning.

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News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins has spent the day at the scene and in the community. She’ll have the latest tonight on News Center 7 at 5:00 and 6:00.

The crash was reported near US Route 127 and Hillgrove-Woodington Road around 8:30 a.m.

>> PHOTOS: Serious crash involving school bus, car on U.S. 127 in Darke County

Sergeant Tony Royer, with the Darke County Sheriff’s Office, said an investigation shows that a blue car crossed over the center line and hit a Greenville City Schools bus.

Superintendent Julie Jones said eight students were on the bus, which was on its way to Greenville Elementary School at the time of the crash.

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“While there were no injuries reported on scene by those on the bus, the bus driver and two students opted to go to the hospital for precautionary measures,” Jones said.

The driver of the car, a 26-year-old Celina woman, was trapped in her car and had to be extricated.

“It took the fire department quite some time to get her removed,” Royer said.

She was then flown to Miami Valley Hospital. In an update sent Friday afternoon, deputies said she is in critical condition.

The crash remains under investigation.

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