No Injuries After Mount Pleasant School Bus Accident

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There were no injuries after a Mount Pleasant school bus pulled in front of a car on Highway 218 on Monday.

Henry County Sheriff’s Office officials say that the bus, driven by 68-year-old Mary Smith of Mount Pleasant, was attempting to cross the southbound lanes of Highway 218 when she pulled into the path of a southbound car driven by 53-year-old Anne Menke of Donnellson. The Menke vehicle struck the back bumper of the school bus which caused minor damage to the school bus and approximately $5000 to the Menke vehicle.

No injuries were reported. The school bus was carrying 11 children and their parents were notified of the accident. Smith was issued a citation for Failure to Yield upon entering a through highway.