Two dead in school bus accident in Florida
Quick Look
- Two people, including a student, were killed in a serious school bus accident in the US state of Florida.
- For an unknown reason, an oncoming car crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with the bus, which then overturned.
- Several people were injured.
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Why It Matters
The school bus was on the way to Winter Haven High School with 37 students, the driver and his nine-year-old daughter when it collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle and overturned.
Two people, including a student, were killed in a serious accident involving a school bus in the US state of Florida. Several people were also injured, authorities in Polk County announced at a press conference.
According to Sheriff Grady Judd, an oncoming car crossed into the oncoming lane for unknown reasons on Monday morning and collided with the bus. A tire on the bus was torn off. The bus then crossed into the oncoming lane, collided head-on with another vehicle and overturned.
There were 37 students on the bus on the way to Winter Haven High School, as well as the driver and his nine-year-old daughter. A 10th grade student and a person in the other vehicle were killed. Several injured people were taken to hospitals, one person was initially in critical condition. The cause of the accident is being investigated.
Open Questions
- What caused the oncoming car to swerve into the oncoming lane?
- What injuries did the survivors suffer?
- Are there any indications of technical defects on the bus or other vehicle?
