School bus accident kills driver in Charlotte Co.
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WSLS News Staff
Published: May 8, 2008
Updated 3:40 p.m.
New pictures and video from scene.
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Updated 1:54 p.m.
State Police now say the student they thought had a broken leg, did not break a leg. The student just has a deep bone bruise.
State Police also say there were now 32 students on the bus, not 31. Three of those students were taken to a hospital in Farmville, and four were taken to a hospital in Halifax.
Troopers tell us Phyllis Pollard slumped forward on the wheel on the school bus after her medical emergency. Troopers say she was well thought of and loved by her students.
Investigators say Pollard’s husband is Major Carson Pollard of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Department.
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Updated 12:16 p.m.
State Police say the bus ran off of Route 40, and hit a tree. The tree went through the windshield on the driver’s side.
EMS crews took seven of the 31 students onboard to the hospital. None have life-threatening injuries.
Only one of the students who was taken to the hospital has a broken bone. The student was sitting in the seat behind the bus driver, Phyllis Pollard, when the accident happened. The student has a broken leg.
10 On Your Side’s Aimee Norton is on the scene. She’ll bring you a full update tonight on WSLS at 5:00 p.m.
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Updated 10:49 a.m.
State Police say Phyllis Pollard has died. She had been driving a school bus for eight years.
Troopers say Pollard was alive when EMS crews took her from the accident scene.
Investigators think she may have had a medical condition just before the accident.
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Updated 10:24 a.m.
State Police tell us the driver has been rescued.
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State Police say the driver of a Charlotte County school bus is still trapped inside as of 9:12 a.m., following an accident earlier this morning on Route 40 outside Phenix.
Click for map of accident scene
Troopers tell us several students are hurt, but none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.
WSLS has a crew on the way, more information as it becomes available.
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Posted by ( Brenda ) on May 08, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Mrs. Pollard’s husband was right behind the bus? As tragic as that was, it was also a blessing that a deputy could be there to assist the children and help calm them right away...not to mention being there for his wife in her last moments.
Condolences to Mrs. Pollard’s family, and thankful none of the children had any serious injuries.