An accident in Council Bluffs involving a transit bus resulted in three people being transported to the hospital and injuries to three others who were treated at the scene. Council Bluffs Police say officers responded just before Noon today (Wednesday) to the scene across from the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office at 1300 Big Lake Road, where a small transit bus crashed into the train trestle.

Upon arrival, officers noted the bus was too tall to make it under the trestle and the top of the bus was severely damaged. The back of the bus was ripped off during impact with the trestle. The bus was owned by Notre Dame Housing, an assisted-living facility in Omaha, NE. There were six people on the bus, including the driver. All of them had minor injuries and three of the passengers received treatment at local hospitals for non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the bus was issued a citation for the accident. The Canadian National railroad was notified during the incident and all train activity was stopped causing traffic jams throughout the area for about an hour. Train traffic has returned to normal by around 3-p.m.

Authorities say it was six-months ago today (Wednesday), on Nov. 16th, 2017, that a similar accident occurred at the same location where, thankfully, no one was injured. The clearance for this bridge is only eight feet eight inches. The public is reminded of the low clearance, and should plan routes accordingly.