Troopers Investigating Crash Northwest of Bridgeville Involving Three School Busses

Bridgeville, DE – Troopers are currently investigating a three vehicle crash involving school busses transporting students that occurred this afternoon.

Preliminary investigation indicates the incident happened around 4:00 p.m. Thursday February 19, 2015, as three school buses were traveling northbound on Adams Road approaching Newton Road (SR404) northwest of Bridgeville. As the first bus was coming to a slow stop due to icy conditions, the third bus began sliding on the ice and struck the rear of the second bus which in turn struck the lead bus. All three busses were loaded with students from the Woodbridge School District ranging from 3rd to 5th grade.

At least 16 children were transported by EMS to area hospitals where they were treated for minor non-life-threatening injuries. The additional students were transported by other busses to Woodbridge Middle School where a reunification center was set up in the gymnasium to reunite the kids with their parents as well as conduct examinations by Sussex County Paramedics and local EMS.

Troopers are continuing the investigation into this incident. SR404 at Adams Road was closed for approximately three hours as the crash was investigated and cleared. The 46 year old female, 30 year old male, and 55 year old male bus drivers were uninjured in the collision. No charges are forthcoming.

Shortly after 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center began receiving calls regarding crashes throughout Sussex County, primarily due to hazardous road conditions caused by the wind-blown snow across the roadways. At least 51 collisions which includes eight that involved non-life-threatening injuries have been investigated by troopers since that time