Bus Carrying Dozens Of Students Runs Off Edge Of Road, Gets Stuck In Mud On Highway 5

A Morgan County R-II school bus full of students was involved in an accident Tuesday afternoon on Highway 5 just north of Keepsake Road. Authorities say no serious injuries were reported.

According to a press release from the school district, the bus tire went off the edge of the road and the bus became stuck in the mud, due to recently wet conditions.

Crews with the Gravois Fire Protection District had been dispatched to a different incident when they encountered the bus, so the Versailles Rural FPD managed that response instead.

The first unit requested additional resources and began assessing occupants upon arrival. There were 31 students and one driver aboard the bus.

Traffic in the area was rerouted along Highway J.

During evaluations, crews noted warm temperatures inside the bus so they deployed fans to improve ventilation while continuing patient assessments. A small number of students reported very minor injuries, and no one reportedly used an ambulance or sought medical care independently.

Working with school administration, responders made a plan to safely transfer all occupants to a secondary school bus. Students were then transported to the South Elementary School.

Guardians were brought in individually, and safely reunited with their kids.

Twenty-five fire and EMS personnel responded to the incident. Agencies that assisted include: Sunrise Beach FPD, Lake West Ambulance, Mid-Mo Ambulance, Lake Ozark FPD, Laurie Police Department, Morgan County Sheriff's Office, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Gravois FPD Chief Dustin Hancock said no further information is available.