ALGANSEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – There were no serious injuries as a Pansophia Academy school bus slid off the road and ended up partially on its side in Branch County’s Algansee Township Wednesday morning.
Around 7:00 a.m. the Branch County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident near the intersection of Central Road and Bennett Road.
The Sheriff’s Office says the bus, operated by a driver for Pansophia Academy, was traveling eastbound on Central Road when the driver attempted to provide additional space for oncoming traffic. As a result, the bus left the roadway, entered a ditch, and collided with a guardrail.
A Pansophia Academy school bus slid of the roadway and into a ditch on Central Road October 22, 2025 (courtesy Branch County Sheriff’s Office)
Four students were on the bus in addition to the driver. The Sheriff’s Office says all were evaluated and treated on scene by Lifecare Ambulance personnel and the Quincy Fire Department, and no serious injuries were reported.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Quincy Police Department, Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division, Branch County Road Commission, Lifecare Ambulance, and Quincy Fire Department.
The accident remains under investigation.
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