Baby girl was one of two children unrestrained when their minivan hit a school bus
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP --
HOLLAND, Ohio (AP) - A school bus collided with a minivan Friday, killing a newborn who was riding in the lap of a passenger in the van, authorities said.
Isha Alrashed, a baby girl just a month old, was flown to Toledo Children's Hospital and pronounced dead, the State Highway Patrol said.
The bus driver, Pamela Frank, 45, of Holland, and three othe occupants of the minivan were treated at hospitals for unspecified non-life threatening injuries.
The baby's mother, Munirah Esmaiel, 38, of Toledo, was the driver of the minivan, the patrol said.
The passenger, Ayeyat Alsenariwere, age unknown, had been holding the baby in the front seat. Another child in the van, 2-year-old Abdulrahman Alashed, also was not in a child safety seat. Their relationships were not immediately released.
No children were on the school bus, the patrol said.
The accident remained under investigation, and no charges had been filed.
The accident occurred about 3 p.m. when the minivan turned at an intersection and was struck nearly head-on by the Springfield Local Schools bus, the patrol said.
Holland is about 14 miles west of Toledo.
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