White County, Indiana – Crash on I-65 in White County where Greyhound bus with 40 passengers was involved closed all lanes for several hours.
According to police report, two people are dead and several other bus passengers were reported injured. Some of the bus passengers suffered minor injuries and were transferred to hospital for further examinations, while those reported were in other vehicle involved in the crash.
The crash occurred when the white vehicle traveling southbound hit the Greyhound bus that was traveling northbound. Following the incident, Greyhound issued a statement regarding the accident:
We can confirm an incident earlier today near Lafayette, Indiana on I-65 when a vehicle crossed from the southbound side of the highway and hit the Greyhound bus on the northbound lane. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in today’s incident. Our priority is taking care of all the passengers, employees and families affected and we will continue to support local authorities with this matter. We can confirm the Greyhound driver and several passengers have been transported to area hospitals. We are currently in the process of transporting all non-injured passengers from the scene. For more information, please reach out to local authorities.
All lanes were fully open for traffic several hours after the crash. The investigation is still open and we will update the story with more details when available.