SCHOOL BUS,
TRACTOR-TRAILER SCENE CLEARED FROM MORNING WRECK ON CUMMING HWY. IN
GEORGIA. HAZ MAT TEAMS DEALT WITH THE
RUPTURED FUEL TANK.
Ga. 20 and Hightower Road, the scene of a bus/truck
wreck earlier this morning, has now been cleared by the Cherokee County HazMat
team and is open for traffic, said Lt. Jay Baker, spokesman for the Cherokee
County Sheriff's Office. The accident involved Cherokee County School District
bus no. 399.
One student was on the bus and was not injured,
according to CCSD spokesperson Barbara Jacoby. The bus driver was taken by
ambulance to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to officials. The
tractor-trailer driver was uninjured.
The accident happened around 7:30 a.m., Jan. 7.
Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services crews had to
deal with a leaking ruptured fuel tank, containing 80 gallons of diesel fuel,
according to Fire Chief Tim Prather.