Birmingham, AL — Eight people were injured in an accident between a school bus and a van in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, April 10, 2015. The accident took place on 1st Avenue North, near the intersection of 52nd Place North, around 9:00 in the morning.
Local reports say that a school bus crashed into a passenger van. Two people inside the van suffered serious injuries and were taken to the trauma unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital.
Four children and two adults on the bus suffered minor injuries and were taken to Children’s of Alabama for their injuries.
The names of those involved were not released. Officials had no information on how the accident was caused.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
School bus drivers are held to a really high standard for a couple of reasons. The first is that they’re transporting kids back and forth to school every single day. The second reason is that, with just a single mistake, they’re capable of causing a lot of pain and suffering, both emotional and physical. Because of this, anytime there’s an accident and a bus driver is suspected of having caused it, their capabilities behind the wheel have to be called into question. Anytime I see an accident like this, the question I always ask is, is this the first big mistake the driver made behind the wheel, or is this just the first one that caused an accident?
— Grossman Law Offices
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