Leander ISD School Bus Rollover Crash; 9 Kids, Driver Injured, 2 Kids Airlifted
Sixteen people were injured when a Leander ISD school bus rolled over during the district’s first day of school, officials said.
- A Leander ISD school bus carrying 42 children and one adult rolled over near Sandy Creek in Leander, Texas on Wednesday afternoon.
- The bus crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. on a curve along Nameless Road near Palamino Ranch Drive when the vehicle unexpectedly veered off the road.
- Emergency responders including Austin-Travis County EMS, Travis County ESD 1, DPS, and STARFlight helicopters attended the scene and transported twelve people to area hospitals.
- ATCEMS reported that one individual sustained critical injuries, two others suffered serious but not immediately fatal injuries, and the remaining 40 passengers had injuries that were not considered life-threatening; those not transported to hospitals were taken to a reunification site at Round Mountain Baptist Church.
- Authorities are still investigating the cause of the incident, while Leander ISD is providing counseling services to assist students impacted during the start of the new school year.
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Several injured in Leander ISD school bus carrying children in Sandy Creek
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Ten people, including nine children, were taken to the hospital after a Leander Independent School District bus rolled over in the Sandy Creek area of Travis County on Wednesday, Austin-Travis County EMS said. ATCEMS said two children had serious but not expected to be life-threatening injuries. The others had non-life-threatening injuries. The bus, which was coming from Bagdad Elementary School, was carrying 42 children and an…
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