Bus Tragedy Here

[TripleB]

The accident took place in my school district (Lee High School). Several of the kids played at the local recreation park of which I am a board member. I was on the phone most of all day Monday trying to get info on the kids. So far I been able to confirm that several had to have stitches but nothing life threatening. There are 3 kids still listed as critical/serious and I have been unable to get their names. That's my update.

 

[ktmeadows]

This is such a tragic story, even more so this close to the holidays. I just heard an even sadder twist to this story. It appears that another student from the same school may have played a part in the accident; they say the teenage driver of an orange Toyota may have either gotten too close to or possibly even struck the bus, causing it to swerve.

Apparently there was also confusion en the ER...the staff was unable to immediately identify some of the more severely injured students who couldn't speak and carried no ID.

My heart goes out to the families of the victims, as well as the family of the teen driver of the other vehicle. There lives will certainly be changed forever.