BENTONVILLE, AR — An unidentified teenager was taken to the hospital after a school bus accident that happened in Bentonville, Arkansas on Friday, March 13th, 2015. News articles said that the accident happened sometime Friday morning.
Authorities with information from the investigation said that an unidentified 17-year-old Bentonville High School student was hurt when he was struck by a school bus while he was on Southeast J Street. Police said that the bus made a turn when it hit the student.
The teen was taken by EMS to a nearby hospital where he was being treated for unspecified injuries sustained in the accident.
The Arkansas State Police are handling the investigation.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
There are two things that people need to be aware of just based on what I’ve read in the news reports about this accident. First of all, if the news is correct in their summary, and the bus was turning, why did the bus driver not see the student? When anybody behind the wheel is about to make a turn, especially somebody operating a large school bus, they are required to make sure that the path they are about to turn into is clear of people or cars. If the bus driver failed to check, and judging by the fact that they hit somebody, something tells me that they failed to do so. Secondly, people need to understand that the government set up the rules on how claims are filed, and who they can be filed against. It should be a surprise to nobody that they made it pretty difficult for people to make a claim against them, so above all else, moving as fast as you can is the best way to get the ball rolling, and avoid all these hurdles and roadblocks before they become an issue.
