SKOKIE, IL — The driver of a school bus lost control and collided with multiple cars and two houses before crashing through the wall of a third house in Skokie on Thursday, fire officials said.
No students were aboard the bus at the time of the crash, which took place around 4 p.m. in the 8600 block of Crawford Avenue.
Video from the scene recorded before the bus was towed away shows the front of an Alltown Bus Co. vehicle lodged inside the brick wall, as well as multiple damaged cars in the area.
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Witnesses said the driver appeared to have escaped the crash without serious injuries.
“All I saw was the bus cut over this median and drive straight into this house, straight into it,” witness Nikki Kelsay told WGN. “And I slammed on my brakes.”
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There was no immediate word about the cause of the crash or any pending charges or citations for the driver.
Patch has requested more information about the incident from village police and fire officials.
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