School bus hammered in Royalton

ROYALTON – On Tuesday, Feb. 12 just before 4 p.m., a pickup truck pulling a trailer rear-ended a school bus. The bus was stopped and dropping off two children: one got off the bus and the other did not make it off the bus before the crash. According to a media release from the Waupaca County Sheriff Office, no serious injuries were reported.

The truck smashed into the bus so violently that the bus was pushed forward. The driver made no effort to brake. Metal on the back lower side was sheared off and the front of the truck was completely totaled. The crash took place on Highway 54 and Pine St. in Royalton. Manawa Ambulance, Manawa Fire Dept. and Gold Cross Ambulance assisted sheriff deputies at the scene.