Wawasee School Bus in Head-On Crash

A head-on collision between a Wawasee Community Schools bus and a car sent the bus driver and 22 high school students to Kosciusko Community Hospital this morning. According to a state police news release, everyone aboard the bus escaped with minor injuries, but all were transported to the hospital as a precaution. The driver of the car, a 47-year-old New Paris woman, suffered chest and facial injuries. Police say the Chevrolet Cobalt drifted over the centerline at a curve on Kosciusko County road 1000 North due to high speed. Police issued a citation for driving left of center. The crash happened at about 7:30 this morning.