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Friday, April 10, 2015
Pickens County School's superintendent Jamie Chapman announced the loss of veteran bus driver, Sharon Hood, on the their Facebook page. Hood was driving the bus when it collided with an SUV near Ethelsville, west of Reform, Alabama on Friday. The bus then crashed into a tree. There were 14 students on board, from Reform Elementary School and Pickens County High School. All who were involved in the crash suffer from minor to severe injuries.
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Authorities say nine students were hospitalized with minor injuries following a school bus crash in central Florida. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the bus was heading to Bridgewater Middle School Monday morning when the driver, 55-year-old Linda Rickerson, tried to make a left turn at an Orlando intersection. FHP reports that a PT Cruiser crashed into the side of the bus. The PT Cruiser's driver was also injured. Troopers cited the bus driver with violating the right of way. Uninjured students were released from the scene, and another bus took them to school.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
About 20 students were taken to the hospital after a school bus was involved in a crash in Winston-Salem Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 10 a.m. at the intersection of Murray Road and Becks Church Road. A total of 49 students were on bus 771, which serves Gibson Elementary School, at the time of the crash. Of those, 19 students complained of pain and were taken to Brenner Children's Hospital in the county EMS bus.