On Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at approximately 6:19 p.m., the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to E. 8th Street and S. Oak Avenue in Everett Township for a report of a crash involving a car and a White Cloud school bus.

A preliminary investigation found that the car was traveling westbound on E. 8th Street and failed to stop for a stop sign at S. Oak Avenue. The school bus, which was traveling northbound on S. Oak Avenue, struck the car when it crossed into the intersection.

The driver of the car, a 25-year-old woman from Fremont, was pronounced dead at the scene. The school bus driver, a 46-year-old woman from White Cloud, was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. There were no passengers in either vehicle at the time of the crash.

The incident remains under investigation as of Tuesday morning.

The Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Michigan State Police-Hart Post, Department of Natural Resources, White Cloud Area Fire Department, Big Prairie Fire Department, Life EMS, Jerry’s Towing, Newaygo County Central Dispatch, Newaygo County Road Commission, and Mid-Michigan Medical Examiner Group.