No Major Injuries in Potomac School Bus Collision

A bus carrying 48 school-aged campers collided with a work truck, sending 14 children and the driver to the hospital. None of the injuries sustained were life-threatening, and the other 34 children were relocated from the accident. The accident occured on July 30 at 9:00 a.m. on River road, near Newbridge Drive and Persimmon Tree Road. The bus was transporting the children to Valley Mill Camp in Darnestown when it was rear-ended by the truck.

Update – River Rd near Persimmon Tree Rd, Potomac, occupied bus vs truck, @MCFRS_EMIHS re-evaluating ~12 (juvenile) passengers, all NLT injuries, if any, @mcfrs PE730, A730, A733, A710, RS741, EMS703 on Call, some lanes Blocked, PD directing traffic https://t.co/K9VbvE42ui

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 30, 2019

ICYMI ~9a, River Rd near Persimmon Tree aRd, Potomac, Collision, work truck struck bus, bus was occupied w/ 48 children btwn ages 8-10 years old & an adult driver. @MCFRS_EMIHS Crews transported 15 total patients – 14 children from the bus & the adult driver, all NLT pic.twitter.com/X4OhABYNZ0

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 30, 2019

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Abigail Brooke is a Journalism and Emerging Media major at Eastern University. She has worked in news media for two years. She can be reached at abrooke@mymcmedia.org

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