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School bus hits mailbox while dropping off students, Columbia City IN

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Reported: 12/10/2025 12:57 PM

Claiborne Dr, Columbia City, IN 46725

According to the dispatch call, a school bus struck a mailbox while dropping off students near Claiborne Drive. No injuries were reported. The bus driver transferred students to another bus near Aetna.

Audio|Heard on: Whitley IN Law Dispatch Group Calls

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02:1

Transcript:

00:00

Three or forty three, the transportation director is going to call in a bus took out a mailbox or the damage of the mailbox dropping off students off of Claiborne.

00:10

Clear calling in now.

00:13

I'm clear, thank you.

00:15

Fifteen. Dispatch detail.

00:18

Fifteen.

00:20

15, 10-50 PD only school bus into a mailbox.

00:23

Near Claiborne Drive, near Claiborne Drive.

00:28

Clear.

00:31

155.

00:33

Good.

00:35

The bus driver is backing routes on the location, but it sounds like they were a little bit up north.

00:42

Clear. This by Jets, that's all right.

00:48

Indiana pet friendly of Lincoln, Sam, (number withheld), L.S.

00:52

(number withheld).

00:55

My apologies, can you 10, 9 that plate.

00:59

L. Lincoln S.

01:00

Sam, (number withheld), L.S.

01:03

(number withheld) on an Indiana pet friendly.

01:06

Okay.

01:08

Good lady, only 2017, Chevy Tahoe White and Color.

01:13

So, Jimmy Bryant, uh, Goshen, fire 3 at 26.

01:17

Okay, can you run it first?

01:22

The suspension prior drivers.

01:25

Fire 2 at 2030, 14 points.

01:29

Good lady.

01:31

So yeah, I'm taking 27 and what's on 30 and 4.54.

01:39

Clear.

01:41

Just 515, I'm 23.

01:43

50. 15.5.

01:48

Go.

01:50

The bus driver is up off of Aetna.

01:53

She's unloading her students to another bus and then it sounds like she'll be in her location.

02:00

Thank you.

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Location mentioned:

Claiborne Dr, Columbia City, IN 46725

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