Bus Wreck?

[VERO1]

How does one bus flip another. I was just reading the article on the injured KPD Cadet and noticed the header above regarding a bus wreck in east Knoxville. 2 killed, twenty injured in the accident. Prayers to all involved.

[Tncobra]

The way I heard was a car made one bus swerve into another bus.

[runco]

Very sad and I feel for the parents

[Dolomite`s Breezy]

My heart bleeds for the parents and everyone involved..Its horrible and so sad.

Parents ought not have to bury their kids.

[FUJIMO]

Just watched video from the nightly news on NBC.
Appeared to look like a t bone situation. One was on its side and the other had the front tore off back even with the stop sign.

[Garufa]

1 adult and 2 children killed.

 

http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/2014/12/02/several-students-hurt-in-accident-involving-2-buses/19790703/

[TripleDigitRide]

Unbelievably sad. As a parent, I couldn't imagine receiving that news.  

[ncomarc]

My buddies son is on the Portland football team I think, anyways, anytime they have games that are several hours away - after school, he drives his son home because the bus drivers normally work the morning of, afternoon then drive the team wherever and drive back after the game. Fatigue, distractions of the kids and other motorists I can see why he does what he does.

[chances R]

Such a tragedy and with Christmas Season.......Prayers for all involved. 

[peejman]

That's horrible.

And what is it with school bus wrecks these days?

[Oh Shoot]

Happened at intersection of Asheville Hwy and John Sevier Hwy, both big ass roads.  Asheville Hwy is divided road there so doesn't seem like head on. Maybe one bus hit the other while it was turning into Asheville Hwy or something.

 

- OS

Edited December 3, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[bersaguy]

Prayer for the families of the lost children and the adult and more prayers for the kids that we injured that they all survive........ :cry:

[atlas3025]

My wife is a teacher at Sunnyview, the school from which Bus 44 was coming, and the one with at least 2 of the fatalities.  They are a very close-knit bunch with some great teachers.  My wife and other teachers/staff from there are at UT Hospital now and were at Children's Hospital earlier to visit and comfort the children. There are some children still in pretty bad shape as I understand it.  Prayers for the victims and their families.

[VERO1]

Please post any updates you come across. I am stuck in Fla for a while longer taking care of my parents. I have to search a bit to find local news info from there. I used to go through that intersection twice a day, six days a week, and was frequently impressed by some of the stupid crap people did at that intersection.

[atlas3025]

Correction: bus 57 was coming from Sunnyview and was rolled, 44 was on its way to Sunnyview from Chilhowee, but had only a few children on it.  Bus 57 was packed.  

[DixieDawg]

Prayers to the family of the injured. I never realized there were so many from up around my area on here I grew up around carter school and live just across the county line in Jefferson County now just a shock to see so many from the area

-John 15:13-

[FUJIMO]

Happened at intersection of Asheville Hwy and John Sevier Hwy, both big ass roads. Asheville Hwy is divided road there so doesn't seem like head on. Maybe one bus hit the other while it was turning into Asheville Hwy or something.

- OS

Amazing as it sounds OS, reports out this morning shows the east bound bus (44) crossed the median and struck the westbound bus (57). I travel that road daily and where they collided is the only part for miles where there's no ditch dividing the lanes. Back when they redone the bridge they paved to reroute traffic and thats where the bus came across.

[Dolomite`s Breezy]

Please post any updates you come across. I am stuck in Fla for a while longer taking care of my parents. I have to search a bit to find local news info from there. I used to go through that intersection twice a day, six days a week, and was frequently impressed by some of the stupid crap people did at that intersection.

WBIR.TV or any other station is on the internet.. should be easy to find updates  there also

[peejman]

Stories I've read/heard this morning say the bus that crossed the median was swerving to avoid a car that pulled out in front of, or cut-off, the bus.  A terrible coincience that it clipped the full bus coming the other way. 

[FUJIMO]

That makes sense at that light. Every afternoon its like a drag race from the exit to that light, lol.