All articles tagged with #school bus crash
A multi-vehicle crash in Winter Haven, Florida, killed a 10th-grade student and a Jeep driver after a sedan drifted into oncoming traffic, striking a school bus and causing it to collide head-on with the Jeep. Dozens of students were injured, and one remains in critical condition.
A multi-vehicle crash in Winter Haven, Florida, on Monday morning killed two people, including a 10th-grade student and a driver of a Jeep. The incident occurred when a Chevy Malibu veered across the center line, striking a school bus carrying 39 people. The impact caused the bus to lose control, tear off a tire, and collide head-on with the Jeep, which overturned and caught fire. At least five others were injured, with three airlifted to hospitals. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, and the road was closed for several hours.
A fatal multi-vehicle collision involving a school bus in Winter Haven, Florida, on Monday morning killed two people, including a 10th-grade student and a Jeep driver. The crash occurred when a white Chevy Malibu drifted into oncoming traffic, striking the bus and causing it to overturn. Over 100 first responders attended the scene, and the National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation. While most injured students were released, one remains in critical condition, and authorities are withholding video evidence pending further review.
A 35-year-old man died and four others were injured after his vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a school bus carrying 28 students in Johnson County, Tennessee, on Friday night.
A 35-year-old man died and four others were injured after his Subaru crossed the center line and collided head-on with a school bus carrying 28 students in Johnson County, Tennessee, on Friday night.
A school bus carrying 25 students and five adults from Kenwood Middle School crashed on Highway 70 in Carroll County, Tennessee, after colliding with a TDOT dump truck and a Chevrolet Trailblazer. Two students were killed and seven others were injured, with several hurt passengers airlifted to hospitals as investigators probe the crash; counselors will support families and students as the district assists in the aftermath.
A Clarksville-area school bus carrying 25 students and five teachers crashed Friday at the Highway 70-Cedar Grove intersection in Carroll County, Tennessee, after colliding with a TDOT dump truck and an SUV, killing two Kenwood Middle School students and leaving several others seriously injured. The group was on a field trip to a Greenpower USA competition in Jackson; the host district says the event will proceed, with grief counselors on site as families cope and school officials work to communicate with parents.
Two students were killed and at least seven others were injured in a Tennessee school bus crash in Carroll County, with emergency responders at the scene.
A school bus was involved in a crash on I-35W in New Brighton, Minnesota, around 7:50 a.m., colliding with another vehicle and hitting the median, with students seen standing on the highway afterward. The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the incident.
A school bus carrying a softball team in Oklahoma crashed, resulting in several severe injuries, with authorities investigating the cause of the rollover accident.
A school bus carrying Aliquippa Jr. High football players crashed in Beaver County, resulting in 21 students and the driver being hospitalized, with their conditions unknown; the team has left the scene and is being evaluated.
A Texas teacher involved in a deadly school bus crash that killed a 5-year-old and a doctoral student has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages. The lawsuit alleges severe negligence and gross negligence by the concrete truck driver and the company, and highlights the lack of seatbelts on the bus. The driver, who has a criminal history, admitted to using drugs and operating on little sleep at the time of the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation, and federal transportation officials have ordered the driver not to operate any commercial vehicles.
A truck driver has been charged with criminally negligent homicide following a fatal collision involving a school bus in Texas, which resulted in the deaths of a 5-year-old boy and a man. The driver, Jerry Hernandez, admitted to smoking marijuana and consuming cocaine before the crash. The incident occurred on a rural highway outside Austin, and the bus was carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a zoo field trip. The crash remains under investigation, and authorities have not disclosed the vehicles' speeds at the time of the collision.
A horrifying video shows the moment a cement truck collided with a school bus carrying preschoolers in Texas, resulting in the deaths of a 5-year-old and a Ph.D. student. The truck driver, Jerry Hernandez, allegedly admitted to consuming cocaine and marijuana before the crash, and claimed he swerved to avoid a broken-down vehicle, a statement contradicted by dashcam footage. The crash left several critically injured, and Hernandez has been charged with criminally negligent homicide.
The driver of a concrete truck involved in a fatal collision with a school bus in Texas, resulting in the deaths of a pre-K student and a doctoral student, admitted to using marijuana and cocaine before the crash. The driver, Jerry Hernandez, was arrested on charges of criminally negligent homicide and a bond violation. Video footage of the crash has been released, showing the heart-stopping moments leading up to the collision. The community has rallied to support the families of the victims through fundraisers, and Gov. Greg Abbott has offered the state's full support to the affected community.