A head on crash sent a school bus off the SR-94 in Potrero. (SIDEO.TV)
A woman was killed in a head-on crash with a school bus on state Route-94 in Potrero Friday afternoon, which also injured three students and the bus driver.
California Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 3:34 p.m. when a 41-year-old woman crossed over into oncoming traffic on a curve and slammed into the bus that was carrying students.
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The force of the impact caused the woman's car to spin into a raised berm, and forced the bus to veer off the road into a fence, telephone pole, and two mailboxes, CHP said.
The woman succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead by medical personnel, CHP said. The driver of the school bus, a 53-year-old man, and three students sustained minor injuries.
“Drivers must slow down when approaching curves and maintain control of their vehicles at all times,” said CHP Captain Monteagudo. “The safety of our children and everyone traveling on our roadways is a shared responsibility."
California Highway Patrol of El Cajon closed Plaskon Lane on SR-94 following the crash, the agency said in an X post.
🚨November 9, 2026 | 1:50 PM🚨 🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧 Traffic alert: SR-94 @ SR-188 is closed in both directions due to a traffic crash. Please avoid the area as emergency personnel work to open the roadway.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, although authorities said alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor.