One Person Injured in Shelbyville School Bus Crash with Car on Highway 87

Shelbyville, Texas (January 9, 2018) – One person was hospitalized on Monday afternoon following a collision involving a car and an ISD school bus in Shelbyville.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety, the accident occurred at around 3:50 p.m. Monday, January 8, on Highway 87.
Police said a 2014 International School Bus driven by Marla Denby, 54, of Shelbyville, was stopped facing north on Highway 87 and its red lights were activated as students alighted. The driver of a 2009 Pontiac traveling southbound over a hill attempted to stop but the vehicle slid into the northbound lane and collided with the front of the bus.
The driver of the Pontiac was identified as Matthew Gamble, 16, of Shelbyville. His passenger sustained injuries and was taken to a hospital.
No student was injured, DPS said.
Police are conducting an investigation into the crash.
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