Wednesday
Jan242007
Car and Bus Crash, 8 Hurt
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 9:55AM A car and a small school bus collided this morning at Rock Creek Road and Mountain View Road, critically injuring one person in the car and causing minor injuries for the children on the bus.
I spoke with Wilkes EMS a few minutes ago. They tell me the driver of the car, a man, was airlifted to Baptist in Winston-Salem, and his passenger was taken to Wilkes Regional by ambulance with minor injuries. Six children were also transported to WRMC to be checked out, but all their injuries are reported to be minor.
It did take some time to free the driver of the car, and with the number of injured people, the scene was pretty chaotic for about forty-five minutes. The Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck, and we expect to talk with them later in the day to find out how it happened.
The bus has been reported to be one from the Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission. The person I spoke with at Wilkes EMS was not able to confirm that, but did say it was one of the small buses where the children all wear five-point harness seat belts. He believes that is part of the reason injuries were so minor.
I spoke with Wilkes EMS a few minutes ago. They tell me the driver of the car, a man, was airlifted to Baptist in Winston-Salem, and his passenger was taken to Wilkes Regional by ambulance with minor injuries. Six children were also transported to WRMC to be checked out, but all their injuries are reported to be minor.
It did take some time to free the driver of the car, and with the number of injured people, the scene was pretty chaotic for about forty-five minutes. The Highway Patrol is investigating the wreck, and we expect to talk with them later in the day to find out how it happened.
The bus has been reported to be one from the Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission. The person I spoke with at Wilkes EMS was not able to confirm that, but did say it was one of the small buses where the children all wear five-point harness seat belts. He believes that is part of the reason injuries were so minor.
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