A Bloomington Transit bus and Ford F250 crashed and collided into a house off Indiana Avenue on Tuesday after a truck driver failed to yield the right of way.
According to Bloomington Police Department Captain Ryan Pedigo, officers responded to the crash at the intersection of North Indiana Avenue and East Cottage Grove Avenue at approximately 9:09 a.m. The driver of the bus was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The man who was operating the truck had one passenger.
BPD determined the bus was heading southbound on Indiana Avenue, and the truck had been westbound on Cottage Grove Avenue. The truck driver told investigators he stopped at the stop sign and thought the bus was stopping to pick up passengers. As he entered the intersection, the bus collided with the truck's passenger side. The bus driver told investigators the truck pulled directly in her path, and she did not have enough time to stop before colliding with the vehicle.
The bus pushed the truck and trailer onto the southwest corner of the intersection where they hit a fire hydrant and a house, causing damage to both. Police noted in the report that the truck driver failed to yield the right of way to the bus.
According to Pedigo, it is unknown how many passengers were on the bus at the time of the incident. However, six bus passengers and one passenger in the truck reported injuries. There were no infraction citations against either driver.
