Stephenson Co. Crash Report: Multiple injuries reported in YMCA bus crash on S Rink Rd

Crash Report – Rink Rd near W Dublin Rd,

Stephenson Co., IL 

 

Report ID: 2025 July 24

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 1

Occupants: 22

Injuries/Fatalities: 5 injured

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Single-vehicle

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

STEPHENSON CO., IL – Three adults and two children sustained injuries Thursday in a major accident involving a YMCA bus in southwest Stephenson County.

Emergency crews responded to the solo crash around 9:15 a.m. on South Rink Road near West Dublin Road. This is just west of Fulton and about 30 miles west of Rockford.

Police say that for unknown reasons, the driver of a YMCA bus carrying 21 additional passengers lost control of the vehicle and left South Rink Road, hitting an electrical box.

Medics transported three children and one adult passenger to an area hospital with non-critical injuries.

The driver required hospitalization for serious injuries.

Officials closed South Rink Road in the area of the collision for several hours while emergency crews assisted the victims and worked to clear the scene.

A full investigation is underway.

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