Children safe after bus involved in 3-vehicle wreck
Published 4:21 pm Tuesday, May 14, 2019
- A Head Start bus turned over May 14 near Norwood.
A Stanly County Head Start bus was involved in a three-car accident at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 52 South at Quail Ridge Road.
A white Dodge Ram with a trailer ran a stop sign and struck the Norwood Head Start bus that was coming north on U.S. 52, according to Sheriff Jeff Crisco.
The bus overturned in a ditch while a Toyota Scion struck the trailer of the pickup truck.
None of the children, the bus driver or the driver of the pickup were injured seriously, Crisco said. The driver of the Scion had undisclosed serious injuries and was airlifted to a medical facility.
Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
About Charles Curcio
Charles Curcio has served as the sports editor of the Stanly News & Press for more than 16 years and has written numerous news and feature storeis as well. He was awarded the NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He has also won an award from Boone Newspapers, and has won four North Carolina Press Association awards.
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