Martha Bearden, 54, killed, infant Phoenix Bearden, injured, taken to hospital, after a van rear-ended a Quitman school bus on Arkansas 124 in Quitman, Arkansas

Modified Date: 
Sat, 02/26/2022 - 12:08pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Cleburne County wreck involving school bus kills 1.

A Friday morning wreck involving a van and a Quitman school bus on a Cleburne County state highway ended with a woman's death, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary crash report.

A Friday morning wreck involving a van and a Quitman school bus on a Cleburne County state highway ended with a woman's death, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary crash report. The school bus was at a stop on Arkansas 124 east of Quitman picking up a fourth child when a Kia van struck the back end of the bus, ultimately killing the van's driver, Martha Bearden, 54, of Guy, the report states. The road conditions were clear and dry, according to the report. The report also lists a female passenger of the van — Phoenix Bearden of Guy, whose age is not provided — as injured. Sadler said Friday afternoon that Phoenix is an infant, whom he said in an earlier statement was uninjured.    

People Involved: 
Martha Bearden
Phoenix Bearden
Roadway: 
Arkansas 124

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