No Injuries Report in School Bus Crash
State/Area News
November 4, 2026

No Injuries Report in School Bus Crash

Springfield – On November 3, 2026, at approximately 06:58 AM, troopers from the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to a non-injury crash involving a school bus. The crash was reported to have occurred on Maple Street in the village of North Lewisburg, in Champaign County.

The preliminary investigation revealed a 2021 Blue Bird school b us, operated by Terra M. Adams,45, Mechanicsburg, was westbound and stopped at 70 West Maple Street in the village of North Lewisburg. The school bus was stopped in traffic with the warning lights and stop signal activated for the purpose of picking up a student. A 2021 Chevrolet Malibu operated by Savanna J. Webb, 26, North Lewisburg, was westbound on Maple Street and failed to stop at an assured clear distance and struck the school bus in the rear.

Adams and Webb were wearing a properly adjusted safety belt and reported no injuries as a result of the crash. The 23 students on the Triad Local school bus also reported no injuries as a result of the crash.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by Champaign County Sheriff’s Office, the North Lewisburg Police Department, and Rush Township EMS.

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