(Red Oak, Iowa) – A collision between a car and a school bus Monday morning, in Red Oak, resulted in minor injuries to the teenage driver of the car. Red Oak Police say a 16-year-old male from Red Oak was driving a 1995 Ford Taurus northbound on 8^th Street and had just traversed the intersection of N 6^th Street and E Summit Street. The teen was reaching for an orange, when the vehicle veered  and struck a Red Oak Community School District Bluebird bus, just behind the left front steer tire of the vehicle. The teen was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.

The school bus was operated by 52-year-old John Paul Beer, of Villisca. Beer, and a para-professional on-board were the only occupants, and both were uninjured. There were no students on the bus. The teen driver of the car was transported to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for evaluation of a possible minor injury. A passenger in the teen’s vehicle was not injured.

The bus sustained approximately $1,000 damage. The Ford Taurus sustained approximately $2,500 damage. The Red Oak Police Department was assisted at the scene by Red Oak Fire and Rescue, Montgomery County Emergency Management and Red Oak Community School District Officials.