I passed this scene on my way home from work at 4:45 PM. Looked pretty bad. John
Hey Mrs. Leavitt,
I just got a message from my friend who told me a flat-nosed Woodstock bus with a woman driver got rear-ended on 171 a half hour ago… sounds like the SUV got pretty beaten up and bus just has a fender-bender but that the people are OK. Have you heard about it?
Hey Buddy!
I just got in from the yard…. I waited around for Mrs. Paradise to get back. No injuries on the Bus #2. The car was apparently totalled. People from the car were transported to the hospital. Mrs. Paradise is just really exhausted by the whole event. Didn’t get any info on the condition of the bus, but didn’t get the impression that there was too much damage. I’m pretty sure it was ‘drivable’… but it’ll still need to be gone over with a fine-toothed comb. All in all, it was okay for us (WPS- students, staff and property). Hoping that the injuries to the people in the car are minor and that they are doing well.
Becki
Bungay Fire Brigade responded to the accident just down the street from the station at 3:49 PM. Two victims from the car were transported to DKH by Woodstock Ambulance crews and one student was transported to DKH by Putnam EMS with minor injuries. All 35 plus students were evaluated at the scene by Bungay crews and, with the one student exception,were released to parents or school officals.
I’m sure there were plenty of firefighters, police, staff, and other people to help sort things out after the accident. I wrote about the one I was in a year ago and the response was excellent. Thanks a second time to everyone who helped us out, and who helped those people yesterday!