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Crash Involving School Bus and Pickup Leaves Several Injured Near Granville, IA
On Tuesday, November 5, at 7:42 a.m., the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of 430th Street and Marsh Avenue, three miles north of Granville, IA.
Elliot Dykstra, age 23, of Alton, IA, was driving a 2015 Ford F-150 eastbound on 430th Street. John Kooiman, age 76, of Orange City, IA, was driving a 2022 Thomas school bus for the Unity Christian High School southbound on Marsh Avenue; the two met and struck in the intersection.
Dykstra was transported to Sanford Sheldon Medical Center for treatment of critical injuries. Kooiman and 18 students were transported to the Orange City Area Health System for treatment of various injuries ranging from minor to serious with the exception of one student who was transferred to Sanford Medical and one currently under further observation.
This is a joint accident investigation between the sheriff’s office and the Iowa State Patrol.
Incident Command was activated at Orange City Area Health System to coordinate care and communication between responding emergency services and the involved schools. The sheriff’s office was able, in conjunction with Unity Christian High School and Orange City Christian School, to notify all parents to direct them to go to Orange City Area Health System to be successfully connected with their child.
Assisting emergency response was from the Orange City Police Department, Fire Departments from Hospers and Granville; ambulance services from Alton, Granville, Hospers, Orange City and Sheldon.
The accident remains under investigation.
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