Sheriff Kenneth Jones from Eureka County was seriously injured on Saturday when travelling to respond to an accident.
According to the Sheriff’s office, Nevada Highway Patrol said that a Coach USA bus was travelling on a country road around 15 miles north of Carlin. The weather conditions were poor, with high winds and roads covered in sleet and snow. The bus drifted to one side of the road and the driver over corrected causing the bus to run off the road and overturn. There were nine passengers in the bus, four of whom were trapped, necessitating extrication. All passengers were taken to Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, but none were seriously injured.
Sheriff Jones was on his way to the scene of the accident when his vehicle left the Newmont Mine Highway. When emergency responders arrived he was both conscious and alert. He was taken to NNRH, but was later transferred to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno for treatment.
He is expected to make a full recovery.
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