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Darke County Sheriff’s Office
School bus,
propane truck involved in morning collision
Arcanum - On September 26, 2014 at 7:45 a.m. Darke County Deputies,
along with Arcanum Fire and Rescue were dispatched to Grubbs Rex Rd and
Littles Rd. reference to a two vehicle injury accident involving a
school bus and a propane truck. Mutual aid was requested from Tri
Village Rescue and New Madison Fire.
Preliminary investigation revealed that an Arcanum Butler Local school
bus, driven by Larry A. Bourne (66) of Arcanum, was southbound on
Littles Rd. and stopped at the stop sign at Grubbs Rex Rd. Bourne
pulled out in to the intersection and struck a 2006 Sterling propane
truck, driven by Kent E. Sharp (66) of Greenville, which was westbound
on Grubbs Rex Rd. Bourne’s vehicle was pushed off the north side
of Grubbs Rex Rd. from the impact of the collision.
When Sharp’s vehicle was struck it caused his vehicle to overturn and
slide approximately 100/150 feet before coming to final rest.
Sharp was ejected from his vehicle. Sharp was treated by Arcanum
Rescue and was transported by Care Flight to Miami Valley
Hospital. Bourne was treated and transported to Wayne Hospital by
Tri-Village Rescue.
Sharp’s vehicle was carrying a full load of propane at the time of the
accident. A cleanup crew from RW Earhart Co. responded to the
scene to off load the propane so the truck could be removed from the
scene. Grubbs Rex Rd. between Littles Rd. and SR 503 was shut
down for approximately 7 hours while the cleanup took place. No
propane was leaked from the overturned truck.
At this time the condition of both driver’s is unknown. The sunrise may
have been a factor in Bourne’s failure to yield at the
intersection. At the time of the accident there were no students
on the school bus. This accident remains under investigation by
the Darke County Sheriff’s Office. Charges are pending resulting
from the investigation.
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