Big Sandy, Texas — On Tuesday afternoon of this week, there was an accident out near Big Sandy that involved a Big Sandy ISD school bus and an Aaron Brothers semi-truck. This happened on Highway 80 and two students were injured as a result.
The accident happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, September 15, 2015.
Police said that an Aaron Brothers furniture truck was headed along Highway 80 when it came upon a school bus that was stopped in the lane ahead, dropping off students.
The semi-truck failed to brake in time, for whatever reason, and crashed into the back of the bus. Of the students aboard, only two complained of injuries and were taken to a hospital. Their injuries were not serious, however.
It’s not clear if the DPS cited the trucker at all.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
I know of an Aaron Brothers art & framing business here in Dallas, but I don’t know if this is the same company. Regardless, this was a professional truck driver who presumably had his CDL and plenty of training. So what, then, would cause him to rear-end a bright yellow school bus? Daylight and weather weren’t an issue, so I’m wondering what in the world went wrong here?
It’s a good thing that this accident wasn’t more serious, but this trucker should still have to answer for his mistake here. In fact, it may be that his employer has to bear the liability, since they are going to be responsible for their employee getting into an accident with a company-owned vehicle.
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