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School bus vs. car accident in Cass County

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October 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Fire and Rescue were called to the scene of a school bus versus car accident on Interstate 80 eastbound at mile marker 60 (Highway 71). The crash was reported at around 2:45-p.m. The Harlan Community School bus was carrying 17 passengers, none of whom were reported to have been injured. The bus was blocking both lanes, but one lane was said to have been opened up at around 3-p.m. A female in the car was hurt, though. According to dispatch reports, the car apparently rolled over multiple times.

The Atlantic School District had planned to send a bus to transport the passengers on the bus involved in the accident, but Harlan advised their bus was enroute. Heavy wet snow was falling at the time of the crash that happened just east of the bridge. Multiple, other accidents, none of which resulted in known injuries, were also occurring Sunday afternoon in the area.