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School Bus Headed To Beulah Middle Rear-Ended By Semi Truck, 13 Minor Injuries
September 12, 2022
There 13 minor injuries when a semi truck rear-ended a school bus headed to Beulah Middle School Monday morning.
“There were minor injuries reported from 13 passengers on the school bus and they were transported to the hospital by Escambia County EMS,” according to the Florida Highway Patrol. There were a total of 31 passengers on the bus at the time of the crash on Highway 29 at West Nine One Half Mile Road. All parents of the injured BMS students were notified, and the students not transported to the hospital were released to guardians on scene or transported on to the school.
FHP said the 72-year semi truck driver “failed to maintain a safe distance and failed to avoid a rear-end collision with the school bus”. He was cited for careless driving.
The 32-year old female school bus driver was among those with minor injuries.
Pictured. FHP said 13 of 31 passengers on this Escambia County Schools bus headed to Beulah Middle School were injure Monday morning when the bus was rear-end by a semi-truck. Photos by WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “School Bus Headed To Beulah Middle Rear-Ended By Semi Truck, 13 Minor Injuries”
@ Fence Jumper
Ive read your reply but I’m not understanding what you said !
Let me start by saying, I respect a good truck driver who does his or her job safely. But lately I see these trucks on Hwy 29, tailgating cars, changing lanes and talking on phones. I’ve seen them blowing threw red lights in Gonzalez and in Molino. We need more officers patrolling the hwy for them. I’ve seen officers let them speed on by and stop a car that wasn’t going as fast as the truck. I don’t get it.
@swampfox…..Running into a busload of children is not a deserving consequence to careless driving.
Sure wasnt there to see it but the big rigs seem to always be in a hurry on hwy
29 . Changing lanes to speed up then stop for light . If they wont just get in the travel lane and move along then they likely deserve the consequences!
The truck driver will likely lose his job. I hate it for him because he’s just trying to make a living. These trucking companies are very strict on their accident policy. Most trucking companies will say “it was a big yellow school bus – that’s inexcusable.” Then Fire him.
And rightfully so. It’s a huge Yellow school bus. And its his sole job to not hit … of all vehicles, that. It’s an unfortunate thing because this could have been as simple as him possibly avoiding another driver or quick glance to move over.
It’s likely there will be more injury claims I’m the coming days as whiplash and jerky movements are felt days and weeks later. This will be too costly for the trucking company.