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Crash between sedan, Tribal school bus in Pierce County leaves 1 badly injured

Central Pierce Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched on April 15, 2025 to a crash between a sedan and school bus belonging to Chief Leschi Schools in Puyallup.
Central Pierce Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched on April 15, 2025 to a crash between a sedan and school bus belonging to Chief Leschi Schools in Puyallup. Central Pierce Fire & Rescue

A crash between a sedan and Chief Leschi Schools bus in Pierce County left one person in critical condition Tuesday morning.

Fire crews were dispatched at 7:55 a.m. to the 4200 block of Waller Road East for the crash, according to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue on X.

The sedan’s driver was extricated and taken to a local hospital for treatment, the post said. None of the students on the bus or the driver was injured.

Puyallup Tribal Police and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the cause of the crash.

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Puneet Bsanti is the East Pierce County Reporter for The News Tribune. She started with the newspaper in 2023 as the breaking news reporter. After she graduated from Washington State University, she was an intern for the Bellingham Herald. Her work in breaking news was recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2022. Support my work with a digital subscription
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