Durham Public Schools students involvedโ in a school bus crash Monday are expected to return to classes Tuesday, November 26, 2024. โThe incident occurred โขalong Johnson Mill Road near South Lowell Road,โฃ sending ten students to Duke Hospital with minor injuries.
The crash unfolded as the bus, carrying 20 students from Mangum Elementary โขSchool, navigated a curve andโ left the roadway. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the driver over-corrected, causing the vehicle โคto โoverturn and strike a tree before stopping in the middle of the road. Thisโข event underscores the ongoing โconcerns forโ studentโข safety during โขschool โtransportation and prompts a reviewโค of driver protocols.
DPS Superintendent Anthony Lewis expressed โrelief that the students’ injuries wereโ minor. “We are relieved to learn that our scholars are being treated for minor injuries,” Lewis stated. “The accident is under investigation, and our students are being releasedโข to their โfamilies.”
Authorities have indicated the bus driver will beโฃ citedโค for failure to maintainโค lane control. The driver’s name had not been released by Durham Public Schools or the State Highway Patrol โคas of Tuesday afternoon. The investigation remains active โขas officials work to determine the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
Parents shared their immediate distress with WRAL News, describing the shock of receiving notification โคabout the crash.