School bus crashes into library

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The greeting unreserved hr was rapidly halted aft a schoolhouse autobus collided with a Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) autobus adjacent Fond du Lac and Center successful Milwaukee.

It happened astir 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10.

"There's ever thing astatine this peculiar intersection conscionable due to the fact that determination is truthful overmuch traffic," said nonmigratory Tracy Polk, who lives nearby.

According to a statement, MCTS said its BlueLine autobus was headed southeast erstwhile the schoolhouse autobus "made contact" astatine the intersection of Fond du Lac and Center.

The afloat connection from MCTS reads: At 6:05 a.m. this morning, a schoolhouse autobus made interaction successful the intersection of FDL and Center with a BlueLine MCTS autobus traveling SE. The MCTS autobus relation and 5 passengers were transported to a section infirmary for evaluation. Our thoughts are with everyone involved.

The schoolhouse autobus ended up crashing into Center Street Library, and its children's area.

"It is beyond fortunate. You ne'er privation to spot this hap but erstwhile quality lives are astatine involvement it's conscionable that overmuch worse," said Eileen Force Cahill, Milwaukee Public Library manager of assemblage relations.

The room was closed erstwhile the clang happened but 1 idiosyncratic was inside.

Cahill told CBS 58 a structural valuation is needed earlier the Center Street determination reopens.

"You cognize our libraries, by design, are successful engaged intersections to marque them much accessible to the public. But that besides puts you astatine risk," said Cahill.

In a statement, Milwaukee Public Schools said the schoolhouse autobus progressive does not supply work to MPS students.

For room updates, radical are asked to sojourn MPL's website oregon cheque their societal media.

The Milwaukee Fire Department, Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee County workers responded to the crash.

— Kim Shine (@KimShineCBS58) December 10, 2021

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