RURAL CHARLES CITY – A Floyd teen was hurt near Charles City today and taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital after the car she was driving rear-ended a school bus.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident took place Thursday, May 23, 2024. At 12:21 PM, a 2009 Blue Bird school bus driven by 66-year-old Jeffrey Lee Gelner of Charles City was stopped on Riverview Drive near Highway 18, just outside Charles City, dropping off students. At this time, a 2012 Chevy Traverse driven by 15-year-old Nya Lee Nosbisch of Floyd approached and rear-ended the school bus.
As a result of the collision, Nya Lee Nosbisch was transported to Mercy One by AMR Ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. No students on the bus, the Patrol says, were hurt.
Assisting in the incident were Floyd county sheriff, Charles City police and the Charles City fire department.
sounds like some texting was going on