LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 32-year-old Louisville woman was identified as the victim of a crash early Tuesday morning in which police said she collided with a Jefferson County Public School bus loaded with students.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, that woman has been identified as Shan'l Autumn Newberry.
It happened around 6:45 a.m. on Ballardsville Road, just east of Brownsboro Road, in eastern Jefferson County.
Police said Newberry was driving a red Kia traveling east on Ballardsville Road when she T-boned the bus as the bus was attempting to cross the intersection with Hickory Forest Drive. Newberry died at the scene.
JCPS officials said the bus involved was #0778. Around 60 students were on board. A district spokeswoman said 14 students were taken to Norton Children's Hospital by ambulance for treatment of injuries ranging from bumps and bruises to broken bones.
The students on the bus were being taken to Kammerer Middle School and Ballard High School. Crisis counselors were sent to both schools to support students.
According to a text message sent out from Ballard High School, families of the students involved will be notified.
The LMPD Traffic Unit is investigating. LMPD said in a release that it believes several witnesses had to leave before being interviewed. It is asking anyone who saw the collision to please call 502-574-LMPD (5673).
The bus and car were towed from the scene after the initial investigation. Ballardsville Road reopened just after 10 a.m.
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