No Injuries On School Bus Rear-Ended By Pickup Truck In Cantonment

March 27, 2023

There were no injuries reported on an Escambia County school bus rear-ended Monday afternoon on Highway 297A in Cantonment.

The crash happened about 1:50 p.m. on Highway 297A at Pemberton Lane. A pickup truck crashed into the rear of bus 31-17, causing significant damage to the front of the truck and damage to the rear bumper of the bus.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and has not released further information.

This was the second significant crash in Cantonment during the past week involving an Escambia County school bus. On March 21, a bus driver pulled into the path of a car driven at a high rate of speed on Highway 29 at Archer Road, FHP said. None of the students on the bus was injured, and the driver of the car suffered minor injuries.

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11 Responses to “No Injuries On School Bus Rear-Ended By Pickup Truck In Cantonment”

  1. Bill on March 28th, 2023 9:32 am

    Other than a medical issue this is just distracted driving pay attention people how do you miss a big yellow bus

  2. Unknown on March 28th, 2023 9:21 am

    This is the SECOND accident within a WEEK. If you see flashing red lights STOP or see a big yellow bus, be CAREFUL around the bus. Many people could get hurt or even worse die in a accident.

  3. Wes on March 28th, 2023 7:54 am

    A new traffic light will not necessarily make the intersection safer. A good example is Hwy 29 and Hwy 97 which I think is more dangerous now with a traffic light than before the light. That area also has a lower speed limit.

  4. RW on March 28th, 2023 7:07 am

    COUNTY 97 IS BAD ALSO

  5. mnon on March 28th, 2023 5:10 am

    Good Lord people, why can’t any of you a see a BIG YELLOW BUS! This is the second one in a week. Get off your cell phones, quiet sight-seeing, and keep your eyes on the road. *rolls eyes*

  6. Jr on March 28th, 2023 4:53 am

    @Citizen Driver….yes indeed a light is needed at 196(Barrineau Park Road). I can completely agree with you on that. As far as 297? Yes, I can agree, somewhat with @Lou but it’s the drivers these days and not just that particular road. I drive it daily and the increased traffic right now with the Outage at the PaperMill puts more vehicles on that road. We ALK need to just slow down and pay more attention. I too have seen plenty of Officers/Troopers staked out but more so South of Kingsfield. I’m glad there weren’t any one injured in what could have been a bad deal.

  7. Citizen Driver on March 28th, 2023 12:57 am

    CRB, there is ONE intersection I do believe we need a traffic light. That’s on Hwy 29 at 196. I cannot count the number at terrible wrecks we have see right there. And now, there’s a Dollar General on the corner to add to the mess. Come on, man!!

  8. Charlotte Rebecca Bates on March 27th, 2023 9:40 pm

    Lou. The roads aren’t dangerous, it’s the drivers that are dangerous. And WE DO NOT NEED ANYMORE TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

  9. Citizen on March 27th, 2023 6:59 pm

    Lou

    I’ve actually seen quite a few cops sitting on 297A the last few weeks. There was an FHP officer sitting at Heritage Baptist Church today radaring people. Of course it was after the accident but they’ve been sitting up there often these last few weeks. There doesn’t need to be any more traffic lights. There just needs to be more people paying attention.

  10. Willis on March 27th, 2023 6:39 pm

    Lou I kind of believe this was caused by a driver that was not paying attention.

  11. Lou on March 27th, 2023 4:31 pm

    Highway 297 a has become a very dangerous road. The lack of more traffic ligths, high speeds and no law enforcement presence , it’s contributing to more accidents as well as your regular Thursday’s,fridays and saturdays illegal races until late hours. The county could make thousands weekly just in traffic citations as well as educate bad drivers and protect the residents.

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