One killed in early-morning Largo crash

According to the Largo Fire Department, the crash involved a truck and a Pinellas County school bus.

Last Updated:

More Info

LARGO --

A 44-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning when a pick-up truck and a school bus collided in Largo.

According to reports from the Florida Highway Patrol, the pick-up truck was headed south on 130th Avenue in the left turn lane, while the Pinellas County school bus, driven by Debra Jones, 45, was traveling west on Ulmerton Road in the center lane.

Investigators said the driver of the pick-up truck stopped at the stop sign, then entered the intersection, which was when the truck was hit by the front end of the school bus.

The man was thrown from the vehicle. Emergency crews took him to Largo Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released pending the notification of next of kin.

A passenger in the car, 54-year-old Glenn Houge, was taken to Bayfront Medical Center in serious condition.

Jones was not seriously injured.

No children were on the bus at the time of the crash.

Investigators said the school bus sustained about $9,000 worth of damage.

The investigation continues.

Comments

You must enable Javscript for comments to function.

POSTING PROCESS: Comments will appear on the page within 10 minutes of a submission. There is a 400 character limitation to each post and comments will be held to this restriction. If you see a post you feel violates the posting policy please click on Report this post for a staff member to review.

POSTING POLICY: Vulgar, obscene, and offensive language will not be tolerated. Anyone who uses such language in their post will not be allowed to participate in future comments. While we value freedom of speech, we also wish to protect our visitors from exposure to inflammatory content. Thank you.

COMMENTS BY USERS ARE NOT ENDORSED BY SERVICE PROVIDER: You can access the User Agreement at any time. Your use of and/or registration on any aspect of the Service will constitute your agreement to comply with these rules.