Truck crashes into parked school bus in Tillamook County

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A white pickup truck crashed into a parked school bus in Rockaway Beach near the intersection of Highway 101 and Hollyhock Street at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The lettering on the side of the bus shows that the bus is used by the Neah-Kah-Nie School District.

The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office said that the school bus was empty at the time of the crash. The driver of the pickup was the sole victim of the crash. Medics from Tillamook Ambulance inspected the driver for injuries at the scene of the crash.

"We responded to a single vehicle that ran into a school bus in front of the bus barn on 101 in Rockaway Beach," said TCSO Deputy Sean Ahlers. "The bus was unoccupied. No students were on board.”

Oregon State Police is investigating the cause of the crash. KOIN 6 News reached out to OSP and the Neah-Kah-Nie School District for more information but has not immediately received a response.