Charlotte, NC : Fourteen children and driver was injured in a school bus crash at Briardale Drive at Brook Canyon Drove On Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina
A newly released report says a school bus driver swerved to avoid a cat in the road when she lost control of a school bus and crashed into an east Charlotte home Tuesday morning, injuring 14 students and herself. She was later suspended from
her job.
The crash happened around 8:49 a.m. on Briardale Drive at Brook Canyon Drove, just off of W T Harris Boulevard.
According to an accident report, the driver told police that a cat ran across the road and she attempted to avoid hitting it. That's when the bus, which was headed to Randolph Middle School, went off the road and hit a parked car before continuing
down a 30 foot embankment. It then crashed into the side of a house.
The bus was traveling at an estimated speed of 25 MPH at the time of the crash.
Twenty-three students were on the bus at the time of the crash.
Medic says 15 people went to area hospitals with minor injuries. Eight students were taken to Carolinas Medical Center and six students were taken to Novant Medical. Crews say the students only suffered minor injuries. School officials say most
of the students were later released and returned to school.
The female driver was also taken to the hospital after she was trapped on the bus for a short time.Everyone else was able to get out of the bus before emergency crews arrived.
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Report: Bus driver swerved to avoid cat, crashed into home injuring 14 students