Louisville, KY — Twenty students were sent to local hospitals after their school bus was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, February 6, 2015. The accident took place at the intersection of Cane Run Road and Clarinet Drive.
The accident took place around 8:00 in the morning. Police say that the bus was pushed into unmarked police car before coming to a stop. Twenty students out of 36 who were on the bus were taken to Kosair Children’s Hospital, as well as Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. Local news reports say that all 20 have been released.
None of the students names were released. Also unnamed was the driver of the 18-wheeler.
At this time, why the driver of the 18-wheeler crashed into the school bus is unknown. Reports say he was also taken to a local hospital, but has already been released.
Police are continuing to investigate.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
Semi-truck drivers are held to a higher standard than your typical driver, because they’re capable of causing so much damage with a single mistake. Now, I understand that sometimes drivers are put into situations in which they’re just not going to have enough time to react, or the room to maneuver, and people are going to get hurt. This isn’t one of those situations. Watching the road in front of you isn’t some strange voodoo magic that the situation just wouldn’t allow for. Whenever I see accidents, I immediately begin to think about the all the mistakes drivers like this make when they’re out there on the road that they’re never going to have to answer for. These kind of lapses of course call into question the judgement of a driver, but they also call into question the safety practices of a trucking company. Hopefully they’re taking steps to make sure these things don’t happen. This accident could have been much worse than it turned out to be. That luck may not hold out the next time.
— Grossman Law Offices
