Monday, March 12, 2012

Indiana School Bus Crash


A school bus collided with a bridge, killing the bus driver, a student and injuring others, while making its morning rounds Monday morning. The bus crashed at approximately 7:45 a.m. on the way to Indianapolis Lighthouse Charter School. Two male students were critically injured, and one five or six year old was killed. The two male students that were critically injured and eight others were taken to Indianapolis hospitals. One of the injured children was rescued from under the bus’s front wheel, and fire department crews rescued four people from the bus in 45 minutes. The students that were not injured were taken to school which was only two miles away from the accident. One lucky student missed the bus and had to have his grandfather take him to school. On the way, he saw the accident scene. He said the bus driver was a good driver and cared about the safety of the children. There is still no apparent reason why the bus hit the bridge, except that the pavement may have been wet. Beth Bray, a worker at the Indianapolis mayor’s office, said, “We’re trying to help parents and get everybody coordinated.” The school released the students early Monday.

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