MADISONVILLE, Ohio — One person was taken to the hospital with what officials are calling life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a school bus in Madisonville.
Cincinnati Fire said on social media its crews responded to a crash involving a school bus and a car at the intersection of Red Bank and Duck Creek roads Tuesday afternoon.
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said deputies were pursuing a vehicle on I-71 when the vehicle got off the Red Bank Road exit and then crashed into a Forest Hills School District bus.
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CPD said the driver of the car, a 22-year-old man, was taken to the hospital, where they are currently in critical condition.
Fire officials first reported that three adults were on board the bus at the time of the crash. However, Forest Hills said the occupants were the driver, a staff member and one student that CPD later said was an 11-year-old. None of the people on board the bus were injured.
The sheriff's office did not provide additional details on why they were pursuing the driver, only saying they will continue to investigate the pursuit. Cincinnati police are leading the investigation into the crash.
A witness on the scene, Daniel Singleton, said he saw several fire trucks and police cruisers fly past his car as he tried to check on his girlfriend, who'd been caught in traffic.
Singleton said his first thought was about the kids who could be on board the bus.
"Oh my gosh, I hope it's not my kids or anybody I know," he said, "and I just ran over a little bit, but I didn't see anybody, and the police officer is just trying to push everybody back a little bit."
A representative of the Forest Hills School District said the bus was outside of the school district because it wasn't a regular transport bus. The spokesperson said it was on an extracurricular trip, but didn't say what the trip was for.
