Passenger Truck Runs Stop Sign, Strikes School Bus; Bus Driver And Adult Passenger Hospitalized With Serious Injuries, One Child Suffers Minor Injuries (Photo)
- 11/21/25
JCSO Case 25-6044
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responded this morning to a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus. ECSO 911 Dispatch received the call at 7:11 a.m. on Friday, November 21, reporting multiple injuries at the intersection of Newland Road and Truax Road in rural Central Point.
JCSO deputies, Oregon State Police Troopers, and Jackson County Fire District 3 personnel arrived on scene. The crash resulted in serious injuries to two adults on the Jackson County School District 6 bus. Both were transported to a local hospital, where they remain in stable condition. One child was on the bus at the time and suffered minor injuries. There were no reported injuries to those in the passenger truck.
The Jackson County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) Team responded to investigate. According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota Tundra traveling north on Truax Road ran a stop sign and struck the westbound school bus on Newland Road. The STAR Team is investigating the circumstances that led to the crash. Jackson County Roads closed the intersection while the STAR Team was on scene.
The STAR Team consists of investigators from JCSO, the Medford Police Department, Ashland Police Department, Central Point Police Department, and the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office. This case remains open and ongoing. No further information is available at this time.
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Passenger Truck Runs Stop Sign, Strikes School Bus; Bus Driver And Adult Passenger Hospitalized With Serious Injuries, One Child Suffers Minor Injuries (Photo)
- 11/21/25
JCSO Case 25-6044
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responded this morning to a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus. ECSO 911 Dispatch received the call at 7:11 a.m. on Friday, November 21, reporting multiple injuries at the intersection of Newland Road and Truax Road in rural Central Point.
JCSO deputies, Oregon State Police Troopers, and Jackson County Fire District 3 personnel arrived on scene. The crash resulted in serious injuries to two adults on the Jackson County School District 6 bus. Both were transported to a local hospital, where they remain in stable condition. One child was on the bus at the time and suffered minor injuries. There were no reported injuries to those in the passenger truck.
The Jackson County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) Team responded to investigate. According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota Tundra traveling north on Truax Road ran a stop sign and struck the westbound school bus on Newland Road. The STAR Team is investigating the circumstances that led to the crash. Jackson County Roads closed the intersection while the STAR Team was on scene.
The STAR Team consists of investigators from JCSO, the Medford Police Department, Ashland Police Department, Central Point Police Department, and the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office. This case remains open and ongoing. No further information is available at this time.
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