The bus was traveling on Klepinger Road around 2:50 p.m. and was making a turn onto Turner Road when a white Kia Optima traveling east on Turner Road at high speed collided with the bus, said Capt. Brad Daugherty of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
“There were four young adults in the white Kia Optima. They are all in at least serious, if not life-threatening condition,” Daugherty said Thursday.
One person riding in the Kia was released from an area hospital as of Friday afternoon, according to the sheriff’s office.
The RTA driver, a man in his 60s, was the only person aboard the bus at the time of the crash.
“He is listed in critical condition as well,” Daugherty said.
Witnesses said the Kia was traveling about 80 to 90 mph before the crash. The car was reported stolen Wednesday in Xenia, the captain said.
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
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