UPDATE: A more recent of this article has been published. You can read the updated version here.
Lincoln County, KY — According to reports coming out of Kentucky, a man was hit by a school which was attempting to avoid a collision with another school bus in Lincoln County last Wednesday. The accident took place on State Route 78.
Authorities say that William Coleman was hit almost head-on. After the accident, he was taken to a local hospital. He was last reported in critical condition.
The name of the bus driver has not been released. The accident is still being investigated.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
In accidents like these, it’s important to look at the amount of time a driver has to make decisions. Reports I’ve read about this accident say that the bus driver who hit the victim was trying to avoid hitting a bus in front of it. We’ve all seen school buses out on the road or dropping kids off in our neighborhood. We know how they move and typically how fast they drive. Is it very likely that the bus in this case slammed on it’s breaks and the driver of the second bus was forced to swerve out of the way? Probably not. It’s much more likely that the driver of the second bus wasn’t paying attention or was following too closely and was forced to swerve to avoid the collision.
In any case, it’s going to be extremely difficult for the victim to recover any sort of damages. The school district, and by extension the bus, belongs to a municipal entity, and bringing any sort of legal action against a municipal entity isn’t easy. Hopefully, as the bus driver is clearly at fault, the school district will step up and makes things right.
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