School bus collision results in injuries

A collision involving three vehicles Tuesday near Unity Point Elementary School sent two drivers to the hospital with minor injuries.

Gaylin D. Fligor of Carbondale and Jerry A. Kenner of Herrin were taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. They were treated and released later Tuesday afternoon.

Advertisement

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said a school bus owned by West Bus Service clipped the rear of Fligor’s truck as he turned into his driveway on U.S. Highway 51 south of Carbondale. Fligor’s vehicle flipped and came to rest back on its wheels.

Kenner, driving in his truck behind the bus, was unable to avoid impact with the bus when it stopped.

Three juvenile passengers were on the bus at the time of the accident. None were injured.