Involving school bus carrying the Hicksville softball and baseball teams

ANTWERP – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating a serious injury crash on Ohio 49 at Ohio 111 south of Antwerp, in Paulding County, Harrison Township. The crash occurred at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday, April 17.

A 2009 Blue Bird school bus driven by Diane M. Zeedyk, of Hicksville, was southbound on Ohio 49. A 2005 Toyota Sienna van driven by Leslie A. Coats, of Fort Wayne, was eastbound on Ohio 111. Coats failed to yield to the southbound school bus as she attempted to turn left onto 49. She was struck by the school bus and the van went off the southwest side of the intersection. The school bus came to rest on 49 south of the intersection.