1 student ‘possibly injured’ in bus crash Wednesday
A crash was reported Wednesday morning, April 15, 2026, on Shannon Road in Connoquenessing Township. Matthew Glover/Butler Eagle
A group of 10 children aged 5-10 were inside a bus that crashed Wednesday, April 15, in Connoquenessing Township, state police in Butler said Tuesday.
The students were on their way to Connoquenessing Elementary School at 8:40 a.m. when their bus crashed near 207 Shannon Road. Police said bus driver Dawn R. Cox-Henry, 67, of Butler, drove off the road into an embankment, then into a tree.
Police said no serious injuries were reported, but 7-year-old boy sustained a possible injury.
Connoquenessing Volunteer Fire Company, Prospect Volunteer Fire Department, Butler Ambulance Service and Malinski Towing assisted.
