Thurmond Vickery, 82, dead and Ted Vickery, 73, injured after rear-ending special needs school bus in Bulloch County, Georgia
School bus accident in Bulloch County leaves one dead
Although the bus driver had taken the necessary precautions with the safety lights and stop sign, the compact vehicle still hit the rear when the driver was about to let two students off.
An uncle of one of the children leaving the bus caught the child who fell from the bus from the impact. EMS and law enforcement were on the scene and no students were injured. The bus driver and compact car driver, however, did sustain injuries. The driver was airlifted from the scene and the passenger in the car died.
UPDATE: Driver involved in fatal school bus crash critical
A passenger in the car, Thurmond Vickery, 82, was killed upon impact. Ted Vickery was taken by Air Evac to Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Sr. Trooper T. Strickland stated in reports.
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