Two Children Die In A Kentucky Bus Crash
Two children on their way home from a Head Start program died Monday afternoon when their school bus overturned in Carroll County, Ky., and struck a tree. The bus carried nine children and two adults, and some of the children were trapped inside until rescue workers could free them.
Two children were declared dead at the scene. The state police said four children were airlifted to Kentucky hospitals and three were released to their parents.
Kentucky State Police say the two children who were killed in a school bus crash were both 3 years old. Police identified the young victims from Monday’s crash as Ryder Deitz and Caroline Tuttle, both of Carrollton.
Three children, all five years or younger, were flown by helicopter to Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Ky., said Cis Gruebbel, the chief nursing officer. She said a fourth child was also being flown to the hospital.
The children suffered head injuries and broken bones, but Gruebbel said she did not know whether their injuries were life-threatening.
The state police said the cause of the accident is under investigation.
Public, charter, or school bus accidents can be devastating because of the number of passengers carried inside a bus, combined with the fact that most buses are not equipped with, or do not require riders to utilize, seat belts. Bus accidents are further complicated by the fact that bus riders are free to move about the cabin of the bus to socialize or use the restroom and, when buses are full or overcrowded, riders are permitted to stand. School buses carry passengers who for the most part are unsupervised and unrestrained children.
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