Driver charged after school bus crash in US kills six children

Queen V · 2016-11-22T07:11:31+00:00

Takribani watoto 6 wamepoteza maisha kufuatia ajali ya basi la wanafunzi huko Chattanooga jimbo la Tennesse. Basi hilo lilikuwa limebeba watoto 35 kutoka katika shule ya Woodmore na lilienda kugonga mti. Katika ajali hiyo watot wengine 20 wamejeruhiwa vibaya. Watoto watano walifariki papo hapo na mwingine mmoja alifariki akipatiwa matibabu hospitali. ============================= At least six children have been killed in a school bus crash in Chattanooga in Tennessee, according to police. The bus was carrying 35 children home from Woodmore Elementary School when it crashed into a tree, and more than 20 of them were injured. Officials said five children were found dead on the bus, and another has died in hospital. According to reports the driver of the bus has now been charged in connection with the incident. Melydia Clewell, a spokeswoman for the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office, said the number of fatalities may rise as there are two or three children in hospital "who could go either way". The crash happened at about 4pm local time (9pm UK time), and the bus was the only vehicle involved in the accident. Pictures from the scene show the school bus turned on its side, and Ms Clewell said the impact left it nearly severed in half. Police said they would not identify which students died, or their ages, until their parents are notified. The children on board were students in classes from kindergarten to fifth grade, which would make them between five and 11 years old. Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher said: "Our hearts go out, as well as the hearts of all these people behind me, to the families, the neighbourhood, the school, for all the people involved in this, we assure you we are doing everything we can." Tennessee state Governor Bill Haslam described the crash as a "tragic event" and offered assistance. Police are interviewing the bus driver to try to establish what happened, and prosecutors have requested a blood sample from him. At a news conference, officers said speed was being investigated "very, very strongly" as a contributing factor in the crash - and the possibility of alcohol or drug use as a factor is also being examined. Source: Sky News

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Start date Nov 22, 2016

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