SCHOOL BUS CRASH REPORTS 2007

School Bus, Car Crash Kills One, Injures Three
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

DUNBAR TWP. - DUNBAR TWP. - An accident involving a car and school bus killed one woman and injured three others Monday.

The unidentified woman died from injuries sustained during the crash, which occurred around 2:45 p.m. near the intersection of Route 201 and Ridge Boulevard.

Emergency officials said the woman, who had been driving a Mercury Sable sedan, was flown by medical helicopter to UPMC-Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh following the accident, where she died.

Bob Topper, administrative director for Fayette EMS, said crews had to extricate the woman from the vehicle.

Topper said the bus driver for T.A. Nelson Bus Lines Inc. and two Connellsville High School students sustained minor injuries and were taken by ambulance to Highlands Hospital in Connellsville.

"Word of a school bus accident spreads pretty quickly. Parents arrived soon after it happened," he said. Topper said 25 students were on the bus when the crash occurred.

Connellsville Junior High West Principal John Schroyer, who was at the accident scene, said the uninjured students were taken to nearby Willow Inn until their parents could pick them up.

The bus was taking high school students home to the Vanderbilt and Dawson areas.

Schroyer said a few of the students were "shaken up," but that they handled the situation well.

"We took the kids inside to keep warm and fill out the proper paperwork," he said. "They all remained calm, handled the incident well and were cooperative."

Dunbar, DL&V, Dawson, Morrell, Monarch, North Union and Connellsville Township volunteer fire departments were on scene.

Fayette EMS and STAT MedEvac medical helicopter also responded, as did state police, who are investigating the accident.

Rebekah Sungala

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