Location: Route 9 and Hamburg Road, New Castle, Delaware
Date of Occurrence: Friday, August 21, 2009, at 7:10 a.m.
Resume: State Troopers and emergency personnel are currently on the scene of a two vehicle crash, involving a school bus, on Route 9.
Preliminary reports indicate a Colonial School District bus, heading to Gunning Bedford Middle School, was traveling southbound on Route 9. A pick up truck was on Hamburg Road at Route 9. The pick up truck pulled out onto Route 9 and into the path of the bus. The two collided and the bus subsequently traveled off of the roadway where it came to a stop.
At the time of this release, 9 people have been transported with minor injuries: 8 students and the driver of the pick up. All went to Christiana Hospital. It should be noted that parents and school officials responded immediately to the scene.
A more complete release will be provided later this morning when the details of this incident are known and confirmed.
2 comments:
What are the kids doing back in school already anyway? Why is it that schools are re-opening before Labor Day? It seems like summer vacations are getting shorter and shorter every year and that's just not right!!!
i think school is all year long there
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