Nationwide Traffic Accidents
Multiple Crashes Across the Country Injure Several People and Involve School Buses
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Florida Highway Patrol said the tractor-trailer driver, a 42-year-old St. Petersburg man, swerved left after failing to see the stopped bus, striking the Hyundai’s right rear and the school bus’s left rear. The bus driver and truck driver were not injured.
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In the Georgia crash, the pedestrian was struck by the school bus’s side mirror shortly after midnight while the bus was returning from a football game in Cedartown; the 21 students, three coaches and driver were unharmed.
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The Lancaster County collision occurred at 5:17 a.m. on Beaver Valley Pike/Route 222 near Fairview Road in Providence Township. Both damaged vehicles were towed, and all lanes reopened by 6 a.m.
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Weston emergency crews responding around 11:11 p.m. found a single vehicle overturned on its roof on Newtown Turnpike near Valley Forge Road.
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The Kansas commuter coach left Interstate 335 to the left after its driver said she felt tired and fell asleep, then struck a delineator post on the shoulder. The 2004 Van Hool bus sustained damage, and the two hospitalized passengers were treated for suspected minor injuries.
Multiple vehicle crashes across the United States sent at least a dozen people to hospitals on a single day. The incidents ranged from a tractor-trailer hitting a stopped school bus in Florida to an overturned vehicle in Connecticut, with collisions also reported in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Kansas. Most injuries were minor, though one pedestrian in Georgia suffered suspected serious wounds.
Tractor-Trailer Strikes Florida School Bus
A 42-year-old truck driver from St. Petersburg failed to see a stopped school bus on US-301 in Pasco County, Florida. Florida Highway Patrol said the tractor-trailer swerved left and struck the bus's left rear, also hitting a Hyundai Tucson parked nearby. Three people — including a 13-year-old student — were hospitalized with minor injuries. The bus driver and truck driver were not hurt.
Georgia School Bus Hits Man Walking on Highway
A pedestrian was struck by a school bus returning from a football game in Georgia shortly after midnight. The man was walking in the middle of Highway 41 when the bus's side mirror hit him. He suffered suspected serious injuries and was hospitalized. The 21 students, three coaches, and bus driver on the vehicle were all unharmed.
Crashes in Pennsylvania and Connecticut Hospitalize Four
Two people were taken to hospitals after a two-vehicle crash at 5:17 a.m. on Route 222 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The collision occurred near Fairview Road in Providence Township. Authorities cleared all lanes by 6 a.m. the same morning.
In Connecticut, two separate incidents sent four people to hospitals. An overturned vehicle on Newtown Turnpike in Weston was found on its roof around 11:11 p.m. Another crash on Route 6 near the Coventry-Columbia line sent two more people to hospitals. Police were investigating that second wreck.
Drowsy Driver Causes Kansas Turnpike Crash
A commuter bus driver on the Kansas Turnpike fell asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to leave Interstate 335 to the left. The 2004 Van Hool bus struck a delineator post on the shoulder. Two passengers were hospitalized with suspected minor injuries. The driver told authorities she felt tired before losing consciousness.
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