On Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 2:04pmCT, Chief Deputy Brandon Hitch was dispatched to a collision on Liberty Road, 2 miles east of Columbia. Upon arrival, it was found that a school bus had left the roadway and struck a tree.
The preliminary investigation indicates that Roy Ingram was operating a 2012 General Motors schoool bus, traveling west on Hwy 206. Ingram left the roadway to avoid a head-on collision with a 2002 Ford Ranger, being operated by 66-year-old David Whitlock who crossed the centerline into the lane of the school bus. Mr. Ingram was unable to regain control of the bus and struck a tree.
A passenger on the school bus, Cynthia Sullivan, was transported to TJ Health Columbia by Adair EMS for treatment of her injuries. There were no students on the bus at the time of the collision.
The Adair County Sheriff's Office is continuing the investigation.
