A concrete mixer collided head-on with a school bus
Two people were killed and about 40 were injured in a car wreck that occurred yesterday Friday on his highway Texas. Around 14:00 (local time, 21:00 Greek time) a concrete mixer truck veered off course and collided head-on with a school bus on a highway in Bastrop County, northeast of Austin.
A toddler on the bus was killed instantly, while the driver of the car that was following the school bus and crashed into it because he failed to brake in time was also killed.
Two killed, 40 injured in Texas highway crash of school bus, cement truck https://t.co/JBxJNXlV8u pic.twitter.com/ADimfeeUTV
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The school bus was carrying 44 toddlers and 11 adults who were returning from a trip to a zoo. The other two vehicles were occupied only by their drivers, police said.
Four injured, whose condition was described as critical, were taken by helicopter to a hospital. Another six seriously injured were taken by ambulances, while the remaining injured were given first aid on the spot and some were taken to hospitals to receive further medical attention
Source :Skai
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