A busy Lexington road was shut down for a few hours late this afternoon after a driver lost control of a car and sideswiped a Fayette County School Bus. The wreck sent three people to the hospital and fortunately the two adults and one student had non-life threatening injuries, it all happened on Todds Road, near the intersection of McFarland.
“The passenger car for reasons we don’t know yet, lost control and entered the on-coming lane and struck the school bus,” said Lt. Dean Marcum, Lexington Police Department.
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Police said they don’t have reason to believe the driver of the red Toyota Solara was speeding or driving drunk at the time of the crash. On board the school bus – five children. The school district tells us the students were headed home from Edythe J. Hayes Middle School.
“The children were fine, they were talking to us. It’s a special needs bus and they were a little bit upset, but they did very well. They were especially glad to see their parents,” said Major William Saunooke, with the Lexington Fire Department.
An official with the school district said one of the students was taken to the hospital, by a family member. As for others injured in the accident, Police said the bus monitor and the driver of the car were both taken by ambulance to the hospital, with non life threatening injuries.
Tonight Superintendent Tom Shelton released a statement, “Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were involved in today’s accident. Each day our school buses transport thousands of students to and from school and their safety is always our top priority,” explained Shelton.
Authorities said the driver of the car will not be cited for the crash.
