FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A school bus driver was charged for their role in a crash with a sedan in Franklin County last week, Virginia State Police said.
VSP said the crash occurred on Thursday around 7:32 A.M. on Route 122 just south of Burnt Chimney Road. An investigation found that a 2013 Honda Accord was stopped and waiting to make a left turn, when it was rear-ended by the school bus.
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Law enforcement said the 33-year-old bus driver was charged with following too closely.
Authorities said those in the sedan, a 29-year-old and a 43-year-old, were taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries. The bus driver was uninjured, and no children on the bus had any reported injuries.
On Friday, Franklin County Schools Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers told 10 News “Twenty-nine middle and high school students were on the bus,” he said.
“All students on the bus were seen by the school nurse upon arrival at their respective schools and parents were notified,” said Siers. “Some students were picked up by their parents.”
A man who said he and his family were in the Honda told 10 News that he, his fiancée and their three children all suffered concussions. He said he also has a broken nose.
He said he was in the passenger seat and his fiancée was behind the wheel, driving her two sons and her daughter to school. The man told us the bus rear-ended their 2013 Honda Accord at approximately 45 M.P.H. He said the collision propelled the car 50 feet. 10 News examined the wrecked sedan and saw fragments of the shattered rear window glass where the 10-year-old, 8-year-old and 7-year-old children were seated.
Siers said parents of the children aboard the school bus were notified of the crash on Thursday, and in an email he underscored how seriously his department takes these incidents.
“Every accident involving a school bus carrying children is treated as a serious issue that is handled using a strict protocol which includes a formal investigation, substance use testing on the driver involved, and coordination with law enforcement.”
10 News is working for you to gather more information about the crash.