Fatal accident on green field with school bus, woman identified

GREENFIELD, Wis. – The Milwaukee County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman who died in a school bus crash on Monday morning, November 4th.

It happened in Greenfield on 27th and Howard just before 9 a.m

26-year-old Kathryn Lemke has died.

According to coroner’s records, Lemke was driving east on Howard Street, avoiding traffic stopped at a red light and running the light.

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That’s when her car hit a school bus heading south on 27th Street.

The bus was empty but tipped over on its side. Three other vehicles were damaged in the accident.

Lemke died at the scene of the accident. Four other people were taken to hospital and are expected to be OK.

FOX6 spoke with a witness who lives nearby.

“I saw the gray vehicle crash into the other vehicle and the school bus and I just saw the school bus overturn,” Gary Gotay said.

Greenfield police are investigating the accident.