Moments that Make Your Heart Pound
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:44 pmMany of you may have seen the news about the semi truck hitting a school bus yesterday. This happened near Ocala, Florida. My daughter in law's grandchildren and several of their cousins ride a bus that picks up from the schools where this bus was from. She got a call from the school about the accident. I saw the news flash and saw pictures of the truck and the bus and both were badly burned. It was stated one child had died.
I called immediately asking if the kids were on that bus, they didn't know, they were trying to locate the mom to find out and could not get an answer on her cell phone or at home. For 30 frantic minutes we attempted to call. FINALLY, the mom called and it was not her children's bus and she said at the time the news came on the kids were with her and she knew they were ok.
Today further news is coming in, apparently the 30 year old driver of the semi was on the cell phone talking when he rounded the curve and there sat the school bus letting kids off. He hit them, his truck caught on fire and cause the bus to catch on fire. The driver of the truck got out but was injuried and sent to a local hospital as was the driver of the bus. One thirteen year old girl was killed and six other kids were hurt and sent to hospitals.
Although we all breathed a sigh of relief that my DIL's grandkids and their cousins were fine, our hearts go out to the parents whose kids were hurt and especially to the parents of the 13 year old that died all because somebody was on a cell phone and not paying attention when they are driving a vehicle of any kind.
Think long and hard before you drive and use a cell phone, even out in the country. You are not as fast as you think you would be to respond to an emergency if you are on a phone!!
I called immediately asking if the kids were on that bus, they didn't know, they were trying to locate the mom to find out and could not get an answer on her cell phone or at home. For 30 frantic minutes we attempted to call. FINALLY, the mom called and it was not her children's bus and she said at the time the news came on the kids were with her and she knew they were ok.
Today further news is coming in, apparently the 30 year old driver of the semi was on the cell phone talking when he rounded the curve and there sat the school bus letting kids off. He hit them, his truck caught on fire and cause the bus to catch on fire. The driver of the truck got out but was injuried and sent to a local hospital as was the driver of the bus. One thirteen year old girl was killed and six other kids were hurt and sent to hospitals.
Although we all breathed a sigh of relief that my DIL's grandkids and their cousins were fine, our hearts go out to the parents whose kids were hurt and especially to the parents of the 13 year old that died all because somebody was on a cell phone and not paying attention when they are driving a vehicle of any kind.
Think long and hard before you drive and use a cell phone, even out in the country. You are not as fast as you think you would be to respond to an emergency if you are on a phone!!