Trucker cited for careless driving after clipping again of full faculty bus
13 college students have been taken to the hospital this morning after a semi truck clipped a college bus in Florida.
The accident occurred on Monday, September twelfth in Escambria County close to Pensacola, Florida.
Based on the Pensacola Information Journal, the varsity bus was taking college students to Beulah Center College when a semi truck touring behind it failed to take care of a secure distance and struck the again of the bus. A complete of 28 college students have been on board on the time.
“This morning we did have a crash involving an Escambia County College District bus and it concerned an 18-wheeler,” Davis Wooden, Escambia County public info and schooling officer, instructed the Information Journal. “EMS and (Hearth and Rescue) have been on the scene.”
“I believe a closing variety of 13 or 14 (college students) have been transported only for a checkup in an effort to be checked up on the hospital,” Strother mentioned. “The data I’ve is that none of them look like critical accidents, however we received’t know that for positive till everybody has been seen on the space hospitals.”
“I’ve been led to consider that the bus driver wasn’t at fault within the accident,” he mentioned. “From my understanding, the again left facet of the bus bought clipped.”
The truck driver was cited for careless driving. No additional info has been launched.
