A snowball thrown at a school bus may be to blame for a traffic accident that injured several young people in Sioux City Tuesday afternoon. School district spokesperson Alison Benson says a school bus was struck from behind by a city bus at 3:20 p.m. outside West Middle School.  “We’re investigating why it occurred,” Benson said. “We did treat six students on the scene for minor injuries and we brought another bus to the scene to take the rest of the students home.”

Both buses were transporting students. One person was transported to a Sioux City hospital as a precaution. Benson said someone may have hit the school bus with a snowball, causing the driver to stop.

(Radio Iowa)

ORANGE CITY, Iowa (AP) – A college student from Sioux Falls, S.D., who lost her entire family in a car crash was told about the accident during the intermission of a school play. Greg Christy, president of Northwestern College, broke the news to Brittany Vollmer, a sophomore at the Orange City school who was watching the play.

Christy tells KMEG that it was painful to share such tragic news and it’s something no one would ever want to do. The Saturday crash on Interstate 90 in South Dakota killed James and Julie Vollmer and their children, 16-year-old Alyssa and 13-year-old Caleb.  Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Sioux Falls Christian Schools.

No injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon, in Atlantic. According to the Police Department, vehicles driven by Kristi Burg, of Bridgewater, and William Fox, of Shelby, collided at 1401 Sunnyside Lane at around 2:30-p.m., as Burg’s vehicle was backing out of a parking stall. Officials say Fox’ vehicle was traveling east in the parking lot, and Burg didn’t see his vehicle approaching. When she backed out, her vehicle struck Fox’ vehicle, causing a total of $4,000 damage. No citations were issued.