CHEROKEE COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 8a.m. Monday in Cherokee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2021 Peterbilt semi driven by Brian T. Nicholas, 53, Indianapolis, IN., was northbound on Kansas 7 at Cherokee, Kansas.
The semi rear-ended a 2016 Freightliner school bus driven by Debra Sue Smith, 63, Cherokee, that had slowed to make a right turn on Magnolia Street.
There were 23 passengers in the school bus. including 2 adults and 21 minor children. EMS transported one passenger identified as Jamee Shierk, 43, Cherokee, to the hospital in Pittsburg. There were not other injuries reported.