Iowa State Marching Band bus involved in crash on the way back from bowl game
January 1st, 2025 by Ric Hanson
AMES, Iowa (KCRG) – Around a dozen members of the Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band had minor injuries after the bus taking them back to Ames from the Pop-Tarts Bowl game in Florida over the weekend was involved in a crash. KCRG-TV reports the accident happened at around 7 p.m., Monday, when the Windstar Lines motorcoach carrying the band members collided with a school bus near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The President of Windstar Lines told KCRG that a privately owned school bus pulled out in front of the motorcoach carrying the band members. The privately owned school bus then left the scene. The Windstar Lines motorcoach remained upright, but was disabled because of the damage sustained in the crash. First responders evaluated the band members, but there were no serious injuries. The university said about 12 students had bumps, bruises and cuts, but no one had to go to the hospital.
The motorcoach was part of an eight-bus convoy, and there was enough space on the other motorcoaches available to accommodate the students from the damaged bus. Windstar Lines said it is conducting its own internal investigation of the crash, and is cooperating with local authorities. The driver of the motorcoach was not charged for the crash.

