UPDATE: In an email to students, ILCC confirmed that a student-athlete was killed in the accident. According to various Facebook posts, the student has been identified as 19-year-old Carter Johson of Rapid City, SD.
A bus belonging to Iowa Lakes Community College traveling on a Northwest Iowa highway crashed yesterday morning, sending dozens of people to the hospital, with one confirmed fatality. According to the Iowa State Patrol, shortly after 11 am yesterday, the bus crashed on Iowa Highway 4, near 220
th Street, just west of Twin Lakes. Authorities say only the bus was involved in the crash. The Iowa State Patrol says there were 33 people on the bus, with injuries ranging from minor to serious. Calhoun County Emergency Agency says that due to the number of injuries, a Mass Casualty Incident was declared. Multiple medical helicopters were requested to assist with patient transport; with ground ambulances from surrounding jurisdictions providing additional support. Authorities say there was an Iowa Lakes Community College van in the area as well with six occupants, but it was not involved in the crash. Officials with Iowa Lakes Community College have confirmed that members of their baseball team were on the bus, heading to Arkansas for a game. The team was scheduled to play against North Arkansas College today.
