MEMPHIS, Tenn. (DDN) – According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, an MSCS school bus crashed in Cordova on Friday morning, injuring three persons, one of whom was a child.
Just after 8 a.m., officers responded to a three-vehicle crash near Macon Road and Big Orange. The Mt. Pisgah Middle School bus collided with a car that allegedly drove out in front of it. The bus was subsequently forced into another car.
According to the SCSO, a male youngster was taken to Le Bonheur Hospital in non-critical condition, and an adult woman was sent to Baptist Memphis in non-critical condition.
An adult guy was admitted to Regional One Hospital in critical condition.
According to reports, all of the pupils involved were checked over by medical officials at the scene before being transported to Mt. Pisgah Middle School by another bus.
“It was quite traumatic. According to one witness, the children began piling off the bus, wailing, sobbing, and contacting their parents.
According to Rachel Sikes, proprietor of Rollin Cafe, the MSCS bus carried approximately 30 youngsters.
“One of the little boys told me, ‘My school bus driver was driving safely, and we saw this car pull out in front of us.'” So that is what he stated,” Sikes explained.
She also claims she offered the youngsters water and let them use her phone to call their parents while they waited for first responders.
“About five of them complained of being injured. It was like, ‘I banged my head and it hurt’ because they smacked the seat in front of them or the window. But there appeared to be no bleeding, fractured bones, or other signs of trauma,” Sikes stated.
The investigation is underway.
Reference: Crash involving school bus leaves three injured including child
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