Justice · Farmworker bus collisionHighway 24 bus crash: At least 11 injured in farmworker bus and semi collisionAired October 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM UTCWritten October 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A bus carrying farm workers collided with a semi-truck, injuring at least 11 people.0:12The injured were taken to hospitals, and the collision closed Highway 24 in both0:16directions west of Othello, Washington.0:19How badly were people hurt, and what led to the collision?0:22At least 11 people were injured, while the Sheriff's Office says about 15 people0:26were involved overall.0:28Officials haven't said how many were aboard the bus or how the injuries split0:31between the vehicles.0:32The collision happened on Highway 24 near Mile Post 53 at Road 24 SW west of0:38Othello.0:39The injured were taken to several hospitals in the Tri-Cities area.0:42The Sheriff's Office described a wide range of injuries.0:46The State Patrol said no deaths had been reported by about 8 that morning.0:50The patients' individual conditions haven't been confirmed.0:53The collision happened at about 6.45 Thursday morning, October 22nd.0:58The State Patrol's public notification followed around 7 after the reported time of1:02impact.1:03The State Patrol says the bus traveled south on Road 24 SW and turned onto Highway1:0924.1:09Troopers say it failed to yield and the semi-truck struck it.1:13Investigators are still working through that preliminary account.1:16The work bus has also been described as a minibus and the semi-truck as a tanker.1:21The passengers identified aboard the bus were farm workers.1:24The Transportation Department's morning update closed both directions at Road 24 SW.1:29Drivers were advised to avoid the area and use other routes.1:32The department gave no reopening estimate and a later reopening hasn't been1:35confirmed.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗