School bus crash in Covington leaves kids with minor injuries
Mar 18, 2019, 3:35 PM | Updated: 5:53 pm
School bus crash at 16500 Covington Sawyer Road on Monday afternoon. (Puget Sound Fire)
(Puget Sound Fire)
Students riding the school bus home in Covington Monday afternoon were injured in a collision involving two other vehicles.
The King County Sheriff’s Office said that the kids’ injuries are minor.
One vehicle carrying five occupants was involved in the crash. The King County Sheriff’s Office originally reported two vehicles were involved.
Two people were taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical conditions. The three other people fled the scene, but were captured, according to the sheriff’s office. Two of those escapees were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Sgt. Ryan Abbott told KIRO Radio one of the runners had a gun.
The roadway at 16500 block of SE Covington Sawyer Road is closed during the investigation.
VIDEO: watch that car cut someone off and hit a school bus with 28 children on board in Covington. You won’t believe what the occupants in that car do next. More on @KIRO7Seattle at 11. pic.twitter.com/JwKWCSszmA
— Jessica Oh (@JessicaKIRO7) March 19, 2019
— TracyTaylorTraffic (@TracyTTraffic) March 18, 2019
Don’t know for sure, but since the school bus is right there, I think it might have hit this person head on as they were making a u turn to get to Costco. pic.twitter.com/IvsvuKu909
— girl (@Happytobe1977) March 18, 2019
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