School bus accidents are sadly a reality throughout the nation. Recently one such accident in a neighboring state occurred which resulted in injuries. Specifically, the head on meeting of a car and a school bus injured three. The school bus was transporting 24 students.

The school bus driver, a 53-year old woman, and the 20-year old driver of the car both suffered apparently minor personal injuries. Both adults were transported to a hospital for treatment. The school bus was carrying students from their kindergarten through eighth grade school. Members of the board of education in the area the accident occurred came to the crash scene to supervise the children's release to their parents.

First responders got help from neighboring municipalities because a school bus was involved with numerous children passengers, needing to be checked for potential personal injuries. The young passengers were quickly transported to a safe location, as their bus was inoperable.

A local resident, whose young son was in the bus, was driving behind the school bus at the time of the crash. Unfortunately, he was unable to add useful information as an eyewitness to the head-on collision, as he stated, "I didn't even see it." The parent noted that, prior to the crash, the school bus was having a normal ride that "went haywire," when the car suddenly appeared on the scene.

The state police investigation is continuing regarding the circumstances and cause of the vehicle accident. Unlike many car accidents, with eyewitnesses present, the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate crash are somewhat "cloudy." Photos taken at the scene show that the front-end of the car was demolished, with the school bus suffering less visible damage, although it was unable to finish transporting its young passengers to their homes.

Is there a plan to help keep our children safer when riding school buses? Do you believe this was just a wrong place at the wrong time vehicle accident?

Source: Express-Times, "School bus crash in Warren County injures three, according to emergency radio," Nov. 7 2012