Updated: 05/30/2012 6:24 PM
Created: 05/30/2012 3:01 PM KSTC45.com | Print Story
By: Mike Maybay

6 Spooner, Wis. Students Injured in Van Crash

Six students were taken to a hospital in Spooner, Wisconsin Wednesday, to be treated for injuries suffered in the crash of a school district van.  All were treated and have since been released.

In a news release, the Wisconsin State Patrol said the crash happened at 11:05 a.m. on Highway 63 in Spooner.

"A mini-van was westbound on Green Valley Road at USH 63," said State Patrol Sergeant William Daniels.  "The van entered Highway 63 and was struck by a southbound pickup truck."

Daniels said the van is owned by Spooner Area Schools and was being driven by a teacher.  Neither the teacher nor the driver of the pickup was injured.