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School Bus Wreck Hospitalizes Five

By Eddie Farah

Wednesday after school, a North Florida school bus was taking kids home when a 16-year-old driver of a pickup truck failed to stop at an intersection and rear-ended the bus.

Things could have been much worse. Four students on the bus were taken to Lake Butler Hospital. They were not seriously injured, thankfully. The pickup driver went to Shands Medical Center in Gainesville.

This all happened on SR 121 in Raiford, Florida, where the Union County Sheriff’s office responded to the scene.

The rest of the students were loaded onto another bus and dropped at home. Some worried parents went to the crash site to pick up their kids. There is no word on whether any charges will be filed.

Ironically this accident happens at a time when the Florida Highway Patrol is promoting “Takethewheel.net” a site to promote safe teen driving.

School busses are still considered one of the safest modes of transportation.

Remember as a driver - you are required to stop when you see a school bus preparing to stop or stopping. And you must always stop if you are moving in the same direction as the stopped bus. The only exception is if you are moving in the opposite direction and there is a divided highway, divided by a raised barrier or an unpaved median at least five feet wide.

You are to remain stopped until the bus stop signal is withdrawn. Always be on the lookout for kids around a school bus loading and unloading areas. Sometimes kids hold back only to dart out at the last minute.

It only takes one misstep to end the life of a young child. Thankfully, everyone was okay here. #

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Eddie Farah

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on January 24, 2009 (boomark / email).