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17 injured when Chicago bus crashes in Indiana
Associated Press
Chicago Tribune, 12/5/07

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Seventeen people were injured when a Greyhound bus spun out of control on snowy Interstate 65 near Lafayette early Wednesday, police said.

None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, said Sgt. Kim Riley of the Indiana State Police.

Nine people were taken to Home Hospital in Lafayette with very minor injuries, said nursing supervisor Stacy Lindsey.

Eight people also were taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital. Nursing Supervisor Karen Dickey said the most serious complaints appeared to be back pain and injuries to arms and legs.

The bus from Chicago was carrying 43 passengers when the driver lost control in southbound lanes about 50 miles northwest of Indianapolis about 3:15 a.m.

"He lost control of the bus, started to go into the median, overcorrected, did about two to three spins, hit the guardrail on the right, then went up into the ditch on the right, and then brought her back on the roadway and came to rest in the emergency lane," Riley said.

The driver was not injured, Riley said.

The uninjured passengers were taken to Faith Baptist Church in Lafayette.

The first significant snow of the season was falling across northern and central Indiana Wednesday morning.