2/13/14 - Police say high snow banks may have played a factor in an accident involving a school bus in Conway Township this morning. Police say minor injuries resulted. The crash happened at approximately 8:30am at the intersection of Nicholson and Sober Roads. Michigan State Police Brighton Post say preliminary investigation indicates a 36-year-old Fowlerville man was traveling north bound on Nicholson Road in a black Dodge Caliber and had the right-of-way when entering the intersection of Nicholson and Sober Road. Police say simultaneously, a Fowlerville Community Schools bus traveling east on Sober Road had a yield sign and the driver slowed but did not see the Dodge Caliber so continued through the yield sign and was subsequently struck. Preliminary crash investigation indicates the driver of the bus failed to yield but high snow banks may have restricted her vision while approaching the intersection. Police say the driver of the Dodge Caliber had two children inside and minor injuries were reported but the occupants sought their own medical treatment. The school bus was carrying 27 elementary school children and a minor injury was reported to one, who also sought their own medical treatment. (JM)
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