Student, Woman Killed In Crash Involving IL Sullivan CUSD #300 Bus Friday

MOULTRIE COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — A driver and a juvenile victim were killed in a Moultrie County, Illinois, crash involving a Sullivan CUSD #300 school bus, troopers said.

Sullivan firefighters confirmed the crash occurred in the area of County Road 800 N and IL-32, which is south of Sullivan. Moultrie County deputies and Illinois State Police responded.

The crash, which happened at 3:49 p.m., involved a school bus and a maroon Ford Edge, per state police. There were 11 children on the bus and a driver.

The people killed included a female driver of a 2014 Ford Escape and a juvenile passenger on the bus. Both victims died at the scene.

State police said a maroon Ford Escape was eastbound at the intersection of IL-32 and County Road 800 N and was stopped at the CR 800 stop sign. It then moved into the intersection, where it moved into the lane of the bus. The school bus hit the Ford in the driver’s side door, reports WANDTV.

The bus is from Sullivan CUSD No. 300.

Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 is a school district based in Sullivan, Illinois, the county seat of Moultrie County, Illinois. It is administrated by a Board of Education and Superintendent. The current Superintendent of Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 is Ted Walk who started in August 2017 – Wikipedia.

Geo quick facts: Sullivan is a city in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,440 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Moultrie County. Sullivan is named after Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, where Fort Moultrie is located – Wikipedia.