Oregon State Police are investigating a crash involving a school bus in Deschutes County Monday afternoon. At 1:59 P.M., OSP responded to a crash on Highway 20 and Cooley Rd in Bend. A school bus, driven by John Norwood, 59, of Bend, was stopped in the left turn lane at the intersection of Highway 20 at Cooley Rd when a Jeep Wrangler, driven by Jeffrey Ruthardt, 48, of Bend, drove into the front of the bus. No children were present on the bus. Both drivers were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation. The Oregon State Police was assisted by the Bend Police Department, Bend Fire, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
