Bus driver injured after crash with pickup truck at Fort Myers intersection

Reporter: Asha Patel Writer: Joey Pellegrino
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Hope PACE bus damaged after collision with a pickup truck at Fowler Street and Carrell Road in Fort Myers, Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Credit: WINK News

On Wednesday morning, a bus collided with a pickup truck at a Fort Myers intersection, leaving the bus driver with minor injuries.

According to the Fort Myers Police Department, a bus from Hope PACE collided with a pickup truck at Fowler Street and Carrell Road shortly before 7 a.m. It is not known if any children were aboard the bus, but none were said to need transportation for injuries.

The scene of a crash between a Hope PACE bus and a pickup truck at Fowler Street and Carrell Road in Fort Myers, Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Credit: WINK News

Police say the driver of the bus was transported to the hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene. It is not yet clear who was at fault for the crash.

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the company the bus belonged to. It belongs to Hope PACE, a program of Hope Healthcare.

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