Dallas, TX – 3/30/2015 /SubmitPressRelease123/ – Several students were injured in a recent school bus crash that occurred on a Houston freeway. Reports say the collision, which involved the bus and a passenger vehicle, occurred in the afternoon as the bus was returning Air Force Junior ROTC members from a school field trip.
Source: AP Report “At Least 8 Students Injured in Houston School Bus Crash”
“The accident happened about 2:30 p.m. on U.S. 59/Eastex Freeway near Bush Intercontinental Airport. Cleveland High School officials say the bus was returning about 57 members of the school’s Air Force Junior ROTC from a NASA field trip when the crash happened.”
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In an update on the crash, it was reported that at up to 15 students were taken to local hospitals to be treated for injuries. The bus driver was also transported to a hospital.
A similar accident occurred in Houston earlier this year. Three people, including one student was hurt after a sedan and school bus collided in an early morning crash.
Source: KHOU Report “Student, 2 drivers injured when car collides with school bus in S. Houston”
“HOUSTON – One student and two drivers were hurt Friday morning when a white sedan and school bus collided in south Houston…The crash was reported just after 7 a.m. on Tierwester just inside the South Loop. It’s unclear how the accident happened, but the car ended up under the bus from Yellowstone Academy.”
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School bus accidents unfortunately occur with more frequency than many expect. According to statistics from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration more than 100 fatalities and hundreds more injuries occur in collisions involving school buses each year.
Says Houston car injury attorney Amy Witherite of the Eberstein & Witherite law firm with regards to school bus crashes, “these can be distressing to hear about on a personal and community level.” The attorney has in her career worked with clients who have been injured in related crashes and says that when a school bus crash occurs families sometimes fear sending their children to school using this mode of transportation for some time after.
For parents whose children have been injured, the attorney further says that some face legal challenges in the aftermath. According to the injury lawyer, “particularly in cases when a child has sustained a serious injury questions of liability for medical expenses and other damages typically come into play.”
Safety advocates have sought to address the concerns of parents and others who question the risks posed to the more than 20 million children who are transported to and from schools daily via school bus. One idea that has long been considered is the mandatory addition of safety belts on school buses. Some; however, suggest that this move would be too costly, and is unwarranted because of the safety in design of school buses. Statistics suggest that school buses are seven times safer than passenger vehicles and light trucks.
Both the National Transportation Safety Board and The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have reached similar conclusions regarding this, stating that research shows seat belts did not prove the protection of occupants on school buses for the severity of the impact studied. The matter continues to be a point of controversy; however, in light of the research.
Currently, six states including Texas require larges school buses to be equipped with seat belts; however, not all require passengers to wear them.
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