SAN MARCOS, TX — Six children were hospitalized after an accident between a utility truck and a school bus in San Marcos, Texas on Monday, March 2nd, 2015. Several sources said that the accident happened at around 5:15 Monday afternoon.
Six students were hurt when the school bus they were aboard was struck by a utility truck while driving on Highway 21. Officials said that the school bus stopped to unload children when it was struck from the rear by a utility truck.
Six students were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries after the accident.
The San Marcos Police are investigating the accident.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
If everything I’ve seen in the news happens to be true, and the utility truck struck the back of the school bus while it was unloading students, then I really can’t envision too many scenarios where the utility company wouldn’t be responsible for the accident. Frankly, there is so much that had to go wrong for this to happen, I’d be interested to learn how the company would even defend the actions of the driver. First of all, a school bus isn’t exactly an inconspicuous vehicle. Pictures from the accident scene show a massive school bus with strips of reflective material to make it extra-visible. On top of that, the majority of school buses are now outfitted with articulating stop signs that unfold on either side of the vehicle when it is unloading students. Somehow, the utility truck driver had to miss a massive school bus, reflective tape, brake lights, and stop signs. Just how did this happen? I think that the utility company behind the offending truck needs to be put against a wall and made to answer that question.
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