Lewis County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a multiple vehicle incident Wednesday afternoon involving a school bus and three passenger vehicles.
According to Lewis County Emergency Management Director Dennis Brown, the incident happened on the AA Highway at the intersection of Spy Run Road, just west of Garrison.
Brown said the incident happened shortly after 3:00 p.m. when the Lewis County school bus had stopped in the eastbound lane to drop off a student and two passenger vehicles had stopped behind the bus.
He said a third eastbound vehicle struck the rear of the second stopped vehicle resulting in a chain reaction with the second vehicle then striking the rear of the first stopped vehicle which then struck the rear of the school bus.
He said there were eight students on the bus along with the driver and monitor. No injuries were reported aboard the bus.
The driver of one of the vehicles and two passengers in a second vehicle were taken to Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, by Lewis County EMS.
An occupant of one of the passenger vehicles was airlifted from the scene to a Columbus, Ohio, medical center.
The incident remains under investigation.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by Garrison Fire and Rescue, Black Oak Fire and Rescue, and personnel with the Lewis County School System.
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