School Bus Crashes Into Ditch, Downs Live Wires Near McHenry

Children, driver not hurt as school bus crashes into utility pole, McHenry Co. officials say

A school bus with children onboard crashed into a utility pole and ended up in a ditch in unincorporated McHenry County, officials said.

Suburban school bus crash on snowy road downs power lines, 1 child injured

A child was injured after a far west suburban school bus struck a utility pole and landed in a ditch Monday afternoon, with live power lines briefly trapping the the driver and students amid a winter weather advisory that brought slick, snowy roads. About 4:33 p.m., crews with the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to Colby Point Road and South Justen Road in unincorporated McHenry County for reports of a school bus crash. When emerg…

Occupied school bus crashes into utility pole in McHenry County

McHENRY COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A school bus driver and two children are safe after a late afternoon crash in unincorporated McHenry, according to area fire officials. Just after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, Nunda Rural Fire Protection District crews responded to the area of Colby Point Road and S. Justen Road in unincorporated McHenry for a [...]

School bus crashes into ditch, downs live wires near McHenry

A child was injured after a school bus crashed into a ditch, hitting a utility pole and downing live wires Monday afternoon near McHenry, officials reported.

School Bus with 2 Children On Board Slides and Crashes into Utility Pole in Unincorporated McHenry

McHenry County Sheriff's deputies, and firefighters and paramedics from Nunda Rural Fire Protection responded just after 4:30 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2025 to a report of a crash involving a school bus and a utility pole at Colby Point Road and S Justen Road in unincorporated McHenry in McHenry Coun

Young child injured in school bus crash that left students, driver trapped due to live power lines near McHenry

A single-vehicle crash into a utility pole involving a school bus left a child with minor injuries at Colby Point Road and South Justen Road in unincorporated McHenry Monday afternoon. | Photo: NRFPD A young child was injured after a school bus crash that left students and the driver temporarily trapped on the bus due to live power lines near McHenry Monday afternoon. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 4:33 p.m. Monday to …