Van-bus crash kills 1 in Lenawee County

1/6/2010
BLADE STAFF

MORENCI, Mich. - Lenawee County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal accident Wednesday morning involving a school bus and van on Weston Road.

The male driver of a van that crashed into the back of the moving Morenci Area Schools bus was taken to Bixby Medical Center in Adrian. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Authorities were not releasing the name of the van driver.

The bus, which was taking students to school, had just turned onto Weston and was going about 30 miles per hour when it was struck from behind by the van.

The accident occurred about 7:15 a.m. None of the children on the bus or the bus driver were hurt.

The accident remains under investigation.