School buses, truck crash in Mo.; 2 dead

[Lochloosa]

Source: NBC News

GRAY SUMMIT, Mo — Two people were killed and up to 50 people injured in an accident involving two school buses and a tractor-trailer near St. Louis on Thursday, according to state transportation officials and news reports.

It was not yet clear if the people killed were children on the bus or in another vehicle.

The buses were carrying children from the St. James School District.

NBC station KSKD in St. Louis reports 54 children were on the buses. The accident happened on eastbound Interstate 44 near Gray Summit.


Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38577436/ns/us_news-life/?gt1=43001

[wtmusic]

1. As tragic as this is

it's a miracle it wasn't worse.

[liberal N proud]

2. New school buses will have seat belts

That has to help save lives in these kinds of accidents because when a school bus full of kids is in an accident those kids are thrown around like rag dolls.

[happyslug]

3. Bus seems to have hit a car then the Tractor Trailer

From the St Louis Post-Dispatch, the last print newspaper in St Louis:

Climate Express President Tim Laske said a car struck the truck from behind and was then struck by the first school bus, which appears to have ridden atop the car before being struck by the second school bus.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_d01c27bc-a0ad-11df-8708-0017a4a78c22.html

"St Louis American" story:
http://www.stlamerican.com/

[riverbendviewgal]

4. wonder if these kids have health insurance

Missouri just voted against Obama's health care plan

[shraby]

5. Bigger question, how old are the school bus drivers?

At one time North Carolina was hiring high school kids to drive their buses...then wondered why they had so many school bus accidents and it maybe they wouldn't have so many if the hired older drivers but that would mean they'd have to pay more for the wages.

[qb]

6. The bus drivers should have been trained to follow at a safe distance.

Rear-end collisions are avoidable.