A Lennox School District school bus is enfulfed in flames around 7:40 a.m., 2/10/21 near SD Hwy 44 and 470th Ave. Photo from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
LENNOX, S.D. (KELO.com) — A Lennox School District School bus became engulfed in flames Wednesday morning west of the Worthing exit on I-29.
There were 12 school children on the bus. Authorities report the bus driver was able to get them off the bus safely.
Due to the cold temperatures, the children waited in South Dakota Highway Patrol and Lennox Police Department cars until another bus picked them up.
The fire is still under investigation.
Below is the Facebook post about the incident from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
(Liz Ryan, KELO.com News, contributed to this report.)
~School Bus Fire~ At around 7:39 this morning, Lincoln County Deputies and other area first responders were dispatched...
Posted by Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Canton, SD on Wednesday, February 10, 2021
