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Two hurt in crash involving school bus on 16th and Wilbur in Milwaukee

16th and Wilbur school bus crash
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Two people were hurt Tuesday morning near 16th and Wilbur when a car disregarded a stop sign and smashed into a school bus.

According to the Milwaukee Police Department, a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed ran a stop sign and crashed into the school bus at about 6:20 a.m., causing it to flip.

Watch: School bus flips on its side after driver ignores stop sign, police say:

Two hurt in crash involving school bus on 16th and Wilbur in Milwaukee

There was only one person inside the bus at the time of the crash, a 45-year-old driver, who was taken to the hospital for non-fatal injuries.

16th and Wilbur crash
A two-vehicle crash involving a school bus near 16th and Wilbur.

The driver of the vehicle that ran the stop sign, a 22-year-old, was taken to the hospital for non-fatal injuries and was arrested.

Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, police say.


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