The Columbia Police Department responded to a two vehicle collision on Jamestown Street early Sunday morning just after 1AM which resulted in injuries. 
 

The collision happened when Margaret Moran, 64, of Columbia, while operating a Ford Edge, crossed the centerline while coming up Jamestown Hill traveling eastbound, and struck a school bus head-on that was occupied by 18 Adair County students and 5 adults, including the bus driver. Ms. Moran and the bus driver, Richard Redmon, 63, of Columbia, were both transported by Adair EMS to TJ Health Columbia for treatment. Other occupants waived transport at the scene. 

Officers obtained a search warrant for Moran’s DNA which was extracted at the TJ Health ER. The investigation is ongoing with charges pending DNA results. 

Multiple officers from the Columbia Police Department responded to the scene as well as the Adair Sheriff’s Office, Adair EMS, and the Columbia-Adair Fire Department.