Two people were killed and two others were injured after an SUV slammed into the back of a school bus in unincorporated Campton Township on Monday, Kane County Sheriff’s deputies say.
According to officials, the collision occurred near the intersection of Empire Road and Kingswood Drive at approximately 3:45 p.m. Monday.
Authorities say that an SUV was traveling eastbound on the roadway when it slammed into the back of a school bus, which was transporting children from Lilly Lake Grade School, located in Burlington School District 301.
Two people inside of the SUV, a 20-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man, were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, an 18-year-old man, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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A 17-year-old girl was taken to a hospital and was later airlifted to a Chicago facility with life-threatening injuries.
According to police, there were 31 children on the bus at the time of the crash. None of the children, nor the 68-year-old bus driver, were injured.
It is unclear whether speed, distracted driving or alcohol played a factor in the crash. An investigation remains underway, and the names of those killed will be released pending notification of family, according to authorities.
