Four car crash injures five

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(Port Huron Township) Four vehicles, including a Port Huron Area School bus were involved in a crash this morning at Griswold and 24th Streets in Port Huron Township.

According to St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon, a 41 year old Port Huron man was driving westbound on Griswold shortly before 8:00 a.m. when he went through a red light and struck a 2006 Ford Freestyle driven by a 36 year old woman from Port Huron.

The Freestyle spun and struck a 2000 Chevy Blazer, driven by a 44 year old Port Huron woman. The Blazer then sideswiped the school bus.

Deputies investigating the crash said the drivers of the pickup, Freestyle and Blazer were transported by Tri-Hospital EMS to Lake Huron Medical Center, where they were treated and released.

The 11 year old daughter of the driver of the Freestyle was transported to St. John’s Hospital in Detroit. The driver of the school bus was not injured.

There were 8 students on the bus at the time of the crash. Seven did not require medical attention. One child was taken by his parents for treatment at a local hospital.

Port Huron Police, Port Huron Township Fire and Rescue and Fort Gratiot Township Fire and Rescue also assisted at the scene of the crash, which remains under investigation.

 

Griswold Street at 24th Street was closed until about 11:00 a.m. for the investigation and cleanup