Thursday, March 3, 2019

Police have identified the man killed in a crash involving a school bus as 22-year-old Tyler Bins of Wichita.

The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday near 21st Street and Amidon.

Officers say a school bus was traveling south on Sweetbriar when it entered the intersection to go east on 21st and collided with two motorcycles headed westbound.

Bins was pronounced dead at the scene and a 49-year-old man was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

The 77-year-old bus driver and four Wichita Public School students were not seriously hurt.

Police say speed is believed to be a factor in the case, but they are still investigating.

Investigators say they are looking into who had the right-of-way and where all the vehicles were at the time. They don't know if the motorcyclists were traveling together or knew each other. Both were wearing helmets.

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One person is dead after a Wednesday afternoon crash in north Wichita.

The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. at 21st Street North and Sweetbriar, near 21st Street and Amidon.

Wichita police say two motorcycles headed west on 21st Street. The school bus was driving south from Sweetbriar onto eastbound 21st Street.

One of the motorcycle riders hit the bus and was trapped underneath the bus when officers arrived.

The other rider went to the northwest. That rider was taken to the hospital in serious injuries.

The rider under the bus died from their injuries.

Wichita Public Schools says there were four students from McLean Elementary School were on the bus. No one on the bus was hurt.

A school counselor came out to talk with students. They were quickly taken away from the scene. School counselors will be available for students on Thursday for those who need it.

The accident investigation is pending.