Serious School Bus Accident South of Meadow Grove, NE, on October 30, 2026

A school bus from Elkhorn Valley and a gravel truck collided on Friday evening, October 30, 2026, at a rural intersection about 8 miles south of Meadow Grove in northeast Nebraska. Five children were on the bus at the time of the crash, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

The bus driver was taken to Faith Regional in Norfolk with suspected severe injuries. One student was taken to the same hospital with serious injuries and was later transferred to Children’s Nebraska in Omaha.

Three other students were taken to Boone County Health with minor injuries. The fifth child and the gravel truck driver received treatment at the scene and were released there. The reported information did not specify an injury severity for either of them.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the collision. The available crash information did not identify the specific roads that meet at the intersection.

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