MURPHYSBORO – A crash involving a minivan and a school bus happened Monday afternoon on Illinois 127 near Hoffman Road in rural Murphysboro.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, sheriff’s deputies along with the Jackson County Ambulance Service, the Murphysboro Pomona Somerset Township Fire Department and the Murphysboro Fire Department responded to the scene around 1:30 p.m.

A preliminary investigation revealed a minivan struck a school bus nearly head-on while traveling in opposite directions. No children or passengers were present on the school bus or in the minivan at the time of the crash.

Both drivers were taken from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital for medical treatment. The names are being withheld at this time due to an ongoing investigation.

The investigation is being conducted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team.