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School Bus Reported Rolled Over With Kids Onboard South Of Ripon
Ripon Ambulance, Brandon/Fairwater Fire and First Responders are at the scene of a school bus that reportedly rolled over in a crash.
Reports that there are children onboard and a report of at least one serious injury. Flight For Life will be responding to meet an ambulance at Ripon Medical Center.
Highway 44 is closed from Ripon to Highway KK.
According to a press release from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, investigation into the crash shows the driver of the bus was northbound on 44 and lost control, entering the east ditch and hitting raised driveway. The bus went up over the driveway but never rolled or flipped as the initial caller stated.
There were three juveniles also on the bus and one 8-year-old-female sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries and was transported via helicopter from Ripon Medical Center to Children’s Hospital.
Deputies from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and were assisted by Ripon Fire Department, Ripon Ambulance, Ripon Police Department, Township of Ripon Police Department, Flight for Life, and Wisconsin State Patrol.