No Injuries In Walnut Hill School Bus Accident

April 4, 2011

There were no injuries in a minor school bus accident Monday afternoon in Walnut Hill.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, school bus driver Clois Ladue, 63, was southbound on South Highway 99 near Tungoil Road about 1:05 p.m. when bus’ side mirror made contact with the side mirror of a northbound Freightliner driven by Kevin Merchant, 34, of Atmore. Both vehicles suffered only minor damage.

There was one student on the bus of the crash. There were no injuries to anyone involved.

No charges were filed against either driver.

Comments

8 Responses to “No Injuries In Walnut Hill School Bus Accident”

  1. Back road driver on April 6th, 2011 7:10 am

    They take these back roads to avoid dot. We need more dots to catch them they are over loaded and fly they have fliped loads ran people of the road but i havent seen more than 2 dots around here.

  2. Kay on April 5th, 2011 8:08 am

    I know it must be a hard job to drive anything on a pig trail. I now it is hard
    for my car sometimes, but I always wonder about the log trucks and why
    they bother to drive down 95A instead of using 29 if it is so difficult on
    narrow roads. I have seen the edges break up under their weight and
    they just fly down them. I have wondered if log trucks are except from
    tickets for speeding, I can’t say I have ever seen one pulled over and
    ticketed, and I keep wondering why that is.

  3. jaymama on April 4th, 2011 8:27 pm

    ****Maybe Kevin white should drive a bus to see what it is like tryng to drive on a pig trail****

    i imagine some bus drivers ((or even people who think that driving freightliners or logging trucks is easy to drive on “pig trail” roads)) should try driving a freightliner to see how hard it really is. logging trucks have to sometimes use pig trail roads to get to mills just like buses have to use pig trail roads to get to students homes. its not always the freightliners fault.

  4. wondering on April 4th, 2011 6:32 pm

    All secondary roads in the northend are too narrow, but no cares because it is above 9 mile road. If you drive a bus on this end you constantly are watching to keep from running off the road. Maybe Kevin white should drive a bus to see what it is like tryng to drive on a pig trail.

  5. David Huie Green on April 4th, 2011 5:28 pm

    just need narrower vehicles

    David picturing four foot wide buses and log trucks

  6. atmore on April 4th, 2011 3:59 pm

    O and I’m glad no one was hurt!=)

  7. atmore on April 4th, 2011 3:59 pm

    I agree! I wonder if they will ever widen it?

  8. Molino Resident on April 4th, 2011 3:17 pm

    This road is entirely too narrow for two large vehicles to pass without incident. I’m surprised it doesn’t happen all the time.