9-year-old boy injured in crash with school bus when mother Angela K. Kipp, 35, jumped from moving vehicle after being startled by spider in Kosciusko County, Indiana

Modified Date: 
Sat, 09/19/2015 - 10:21am
Accident Date: 
Friday, September 18, 2015

Spider scare causes school bus crash

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A child was transported to a hospital with minor head injuries after a shock from a spider caused a crash involving a school bus and a “driverless” car, according to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. Officers arrived and found a 9-year-old boy lying outside a Dodge Avenger, which had collided with the bus. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Chad Hill said investigators at the scene determined the child’s mother, Angela K. Kipp, 35, of Syracuse, was originally backing out of her driveway. Hill said she reportedly jumped from the vehicle after there was a spider on her shoulder. However, her son was still in the Dodge and climbed from the back seat to the driver’s seat to attempt to hit the brake pedal. Instead, he hit the accelerator while the Dodge was in reverse, causing it to collide with the passing Wawasee Corporation School Bus. There were no children present on the school bus when it crashed and its driver was not injured, according to Hill. This crash is still under investigation.

Spider causes car, school bus collision

A woman saw a spider on her shoulder and jumped out of her car resulting in a crash with a school bus. (Source: RNN) (RNN) - A mother jumped from behind the wheel of a car after seeing a spider on her shoulder, leading to the vehicle entering the roadway and colliding with a school bus, officials in Kosciusko County, IN, said on Friday. The school bus driver was alone in the vehicle and was not injured, according to WANE. But the mother'€™s 9-year-old son suffered minor head injuries in the crash, according to the county sheriff'€™s office. He was in the back seat when his mother, identified as Angela K. Kipp, jumped out of the car after seeing the spider. The boy then moved to the front of the car, where he tried to put on the brakes. But he instead hit the accelerator while the car was in reverse, sending it into the passing school bus, WANE reported.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Angela K. Kipp

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