ONE WRONG
MANEUVER AND THE BUS ROLLS OVER: 15 HURT WHEN SCHOOL BUS OVERTURNS NEAR
GASTONIA, NC. THE N.C. HIGHWAY PATROL
DETERMINED THAT A COMPARTMENT DOOR ABOVE THE DRIVER FELL OPEN, CREATING A
DISTRACTION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT; SPEED WAS NOT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 07:40PM
GASTONIA, N.C. --
Officials say a school bus carrying a driver and 45
students from a North Carolina middle school has overturned, injuring 15 of the
children.
Gaston County Schools spokesman Todd Hagans said the N.C. Highway Patrol determined that a compartment door above the driver fell open, creating a distraction before the accident Wednesday afternoon.
Hagans says 11 students were taken to a Gastonia hospital and four more to a hospital in nearby Kings Mountain. None of the injuries appeared to be serious. He says the driver wasn't hurt.
TV footage showed the yellow bus on its side, blocking a two-lane road with its two rooftop hatches and the rear door open. Emergency officials clustered nearby.
The patrol said speed was not a factor in the accident.
Gaston County Schools spokesman Todd Hagans said the N.C. Highway Patrol determined that a compartment door above the driver fell open, creating a distraction before the accident Wednesday afternoon.
Hagans says 11 students were taken to a Gastonia hospital and four more to a hospital in nearby Kings Mountain. None of the injuries appeared to be serious. He says the driver wasn't hurt.
TV footage showed the yellow bus on its side, blocking a two-lane road with its two rooftop hatches and the rear door open. Emergency officials clustered nearby.
The patrol said speed was not a factor in the accident.