Driver in critical condition after rear-ending stopped school bus in Sanpete County on Mar. 6, 2024. A driver was airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition after officials said they rear-ended a stopped school bus in Sanpete County.
Sgt. Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol said the crash happened a short time before 3 p.m. on US 89, north of Fairview, at mile marker 285. He said the school bus was stopped to let children off when a Honda passenger car rammed into the back of the bus. All the children on the school bus were checked by medical personnel, and none required transportation to the hospital.Both directions of Highway 89 remain closed as crews investigate the scene and to allow the landing of the medical helicopter for transporting the driver of the car.