A school bus carrying students and a sedan collided in a South Jersey intersection Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred near Tanyard and Cattell roads just before 4 p.m., according to the Deptford Township Police Department.
The bus, operated by Holcomb Bus Service, said approximately 20 students from the Deptford School District were on board at the time of the collision, and were returned to their schools to be picked up by their families. No one on the bus, including the driver, reported any injuries, according to a company spokesperson. The vehicle driver was taken to an area hospital in unknown condition.
It is unclear what caused the collision. The Deptford Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit and Patrol Division is investigating.
Crashes involving school buses raise serious safety concerns, even when students are fortunate enough to avoid injury. Because buses are large vehicles carrying dozens of children, collisions at intersections can easily result in multiple injuries at once. Nationally, left-hand turns, blind spots, and distracted or speeding drivers are the most common causes of bus-related accidents. When other motorists are involved, the smaller vehicle typically suffers the most damage, and drivers or passengers often suffer significant and severe injuries.
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