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At least 5 dead in Illinois school bus crash
ABC News on YouTube ^ | 3/12/2024 | ABC News

Posted on 03/12/2024 9:17:37 AM PDT by Paul R.

Three children and two adults were killed when a school bus collided with a semi-truck on Monday in Illinois.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: arth; bus; crash; illinois; rushville; school
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The bus evidently swerved into a semi, they collided, and the bus caught fire. Non-fatal injuries not stated in this report, but, I would expect many, and perhaps more fatalities from burns with time. Horrific.

Prayers for all touched by this accident.

1 posted on 03/12/2024 9:17:37 AM PDT by Paul R.
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To: Paul R.

Where in Illinois?


2 posted on 03/12/2024 9:19:11 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: traderrob6

Rushville


3 posted on 03/12/2024 9:21:51 AM PDT by ConjunctionJunction (Vim vi repellere licet)
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To: traderrob6

Rural Illinois.


4 posted on 03/12/2024 9:23:20 AM PDT by nwrep
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Rushville. It’s north of St. Louis, about 2-1/4 hours driving time, @ the intersection of US 67 and US 24.


5 posted on 03/12/2024 9:28:16 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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Kids as young as 3 killed. :-(


6 posted on 03/12/2024 9:30:10 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: Paul R.

RIP and Prayers like you stated.


7 posted on 03/12/2024 9:30:16 AM PDT by xp38
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Just a couple of guesses. It was a medical emergency or the bus driver lost control trying to avoid something in her traffic lane.


8 posted on 03/12/2024 9:31:09 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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Kids at 3 belong home with mom.


9 posted on 03/12/2024 9:31:28 AM PDT by George from New England
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When I was a kid, on trips passing through IL, we passed through Rushville quite a few times. I recall little but fields and being glad to get to the gas station to pee!


10 posted on 03/12/2024 9:32:26 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: George from New England

Yeah, I consider a 3-year-old a toddler. Should not be away from mom or her close designate.


11 posted on 03/12/2024 9:35:15 AM PDT by fwdude (.When unarmed Americans are locked up for protesting a stolen election, you know it was stolen.)
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To: EVO X

Yeah, both drivers* killed, so it might take time to sort this one out.

*Per the report. 2 drivers? A driver and an alternate or monitor?


12 posted on 03/12/2024 9:35:50 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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The youngest kids are always put in the front seats on the busses from the school I taught in Pre-K, K,1st,2nd,3rd.


13 posted on 03/12/2024 9:36:00 AM PDT by mware
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To: fwdude

Agreed. Shaking my head at that one.


14 posted on 03/12/2024 9:37:23 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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In GA 18 yos can drive school buses. Yikes! If there aren’t laws against bus drivers over 65 yo, there should be imo.


15 posted on 03/12/2024 9:41:33 AM PDT by GAgal
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To: EVO X

On Yahoo news it said the bus for some reason swerved to the left side of the road and hit the truck. Then there was a fire.

I can’t imagine losing a child like that.


16 posted on 03/12/2024 9:42:33 AM PDT by packagingguy
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- 2 drivers? A driver and an alternate or monitor? -

The driver of the bus and the driver of the semi.

17 posted on 03/12/2024 9:43:21 AM PDT by ken in texas
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To: fwdude

Three year olds who have a disability of some type are eligible for preschool where they can get occupational, physical or other types of therapy.

If the child is less than three states have in home based early intervention. When they turn three the county schools take over the job.

For instance my oldest went to a school where they had a program for deaf children. She wasn’t deaf but you’d see the kids at the school. Other schools specialized in blindness, paralyzed, etc.


18 posted on 03/12/2024 9:49:04 AM PDT by packagingguy
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I guess so. The semi looked so much less damaged (although the trailer full of sand flipped onto its side) that I assumed all the fatalities were on bus. Probably a bad assumption.


19 posted on 03/12/2024 10:05:02 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: ken in texas

Looking again, the semi cab looks like it may have been seared by the fire even if it itself didn’t catch fire. If trapped... I’d sure much rather die in the impact. :-(


20 posted on 03/12/2024 10:09:51 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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