September 21, 2023 6:50 a.m.

Five people were taken to the hospital after a school bus versus pickup crash Wednesday afternoon.

A Roseburg Police report said the accident happened at 4:00 p.m. at the intersection of Northeast Stephens Street and Northeast Diamond Lake Boulevard. The pickup was traveling southbound in the left turn lane of Stephens while the school bus was heading north. The pickup failed to yield to the bus while at the yellow flashing light, and turned in front of it, causing the crash.

The school bus driver and four juveniles on the bus were transported to CHI Mercy Medical Center with minor injuries. The pickup driver declined medical transport. The pickup was towed from the scene while the bus was able to be driven away.

Roseburg Public Schools Communications Coordinator Chelsea Duncan told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that transportation provider First Student, responded to the scene and facilitated alternative transportation for students who were riding in the bus. Duncan said parents or guardians of the students were contacted. She declined to say which school the bus was coming from.

The RPD report said the investigation into the accident is ongoing and charges are pending.