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Fatal Crash Involving Willard School Bus

A teenage driver is dead after a crash on Highway 266 involving a Willard school bus.

The Highway Patrol says an S-U-V pulled from a parking lot and struck the school bus forcing it across the center line.

The school bus struck a pickup head-on before hitting a utility pole.

The 17-year-old girl driving the pickup died at the scene.

The Willard School District said there were no students on the bus at the time.

The driver of the S-U-V and bus driver were taken to Springfield hospital with injuries.

Highway 266 was closed because power lines were down in the roadway.

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