Mille Lacs County School Bus Driver Narrowly Avoids Head-On Crash
ONAMIA (WJON News) -- A Mille Lacs County school bus driver is being praised for avoiding a head-on crash with a semi. The scary near-miss happened Wednesday on U-S Highway 169 near Onamia. Video from a school bus camera shows the northbound semi crossing into the southbound lane, forcing the bus driver to steer quickly into the other lane.
School bus driver dodges oncoming semi-truck, Mille Lacs sheriff praises 'heroic efforts'
Footage shared by the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office shows the moment a semi-truck almost crashed into a school bus. The sheriff is thanking the "quick and heroic efforts" of the school bus driver for avoiding the crash.
Quick Maneuver by Onamia School Bus Driver Helps Avoid Tragedy in Crash
The quick actions of an Onamia school bus driver helped to avoid tragedy on Wednesday. The bus had students on board around 7:15 a.m. on Highway 169 north of Onamia when the driver of an oncoming semi lost control of the rig and went into the lane of the bus.
School bus driver’s quick action avoids head-on crash with semi
Feb. 5, at 07:14 a.m., County Dispatch received a report of a semi and Onamia School Bus Crash on Hwy 169 just north of Shakopee Lake
2 students sustain minor injuries in bus-semi crash in Mille Lacs County crash
Two students were injured in a crash between a school bus and a semi on Wednesday morning, according to Minnesota State Patrol. Troopers responded to the crash on Highway 169 near milepost 222 in Onamia around 7:17 a.m.
Bus driver narrowly avoids head-on collision with semi in central Minnesota
Dramatic video from the school bus released by the sheriff’s office shows the driver, Brian Lathrop, making a quick maneuver to avoid colliding head-on with the semi. Sheriff Kyle Burton said Lathrop’s action “undoubtedly saved many lives.”
2 students suffer minor injuries when school bus, semi crash in Onamia
Two students were treated for minor injuries after a crash between a school bus and semi truck in central Minnesota Wednesday morning.
WATCH: School bus barely misses head-on semi crash
A school bus driver is being recognized for his “quick and heroic efforts” after narrowly avoiding a semi-truck that left its lane Wednesday morning in Mille Lacs County.
Watch: MN school bus driver called hero for dodging head-on crash with semi; trucker cites black ice
A central Minnesota school bus driver is being hailed as a hero for saving “many lives” by dodging a head-on crash with a semitrailer truck that crossed into the wrong lane. The harrowing incident occurred before sunrise about 7:15 a.
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Video shows close call between school bus, semi-truck in Mille Lacs County
A school bus driver is being heralded as a "hero" for maneuvering to avoid a head-on crash with a semi-truck Wednesday morning near Onamia.
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'Hero' Mille Lacs bus driver recalls quick actions that likely saved lives
A school bus driver is being hailed a hero after averting a crash with a semi-truck on Wednesday morning. It happened in ...