2nd Johnston County school bus crash in 4 days sends 9 children to hospital
WRAL News was told that 24 students were on board, ages 5 to 11. Two students were taken to WakeMed for femur fractures and facial lacerations. Seven other students were taken to a hospital in Smithfield.
Posted — UpdatedWRAL News was told that 24 students were on board, ages 5 to 11. Two students were taken to WakeMed for femur fractures and facial lacerations. The seven other students were taken to a hospital in Smithfield.
The bus was taking students to Princeton Elementary School. The uninjured students went to school for parents to pick them up.
The crash happened on Stevens Chapel Road. The bus was the only vehicle involved in the crash, according to reports.
Photos from the scene show EMS has arrived, and the back of the bus appears to have been partially torn away.
Authorities said the bus was traveling north when it came around the curve, ran off the road, overcorrected on the center line and hit a mailbox and tree.
The school bus driver, Karin Allis Hauver, 52, was charged with a left-of-center violation. Impairment, speed or drugs is not a factor, authorities said. Inattention was a factor.
The speed limit is 45 mph on that stretch of road.
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