No apparent injuries as truck rear-ends loaded Williams school bus
Shade from a tree provided comfort from school bus students and responders near Williams Township School Monday. (Deuce Niven, TLT)
By DEUCE NIVEN
tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com
There were no apparent injuries as an EMS crew checked passengers on a Williams Township School bus rear-ended by a pick-up truck just south of the campus Monday afternoon.
School officials said the bus was loaded. It was apparently stopped at its first drop-off point, just south of the campus, when it was hit. Damage to the bus
Impact: A pick-up truck rear-ended a school bus near Williams Township School Monday. (Deuce Niven, TLT)
Williams Township Fire Department and Whiteville Rescue Unit members arrived not long after the incident, shortly after 3 p.m. Columbus County Emergency Services Director Kay Stephens and county Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman arrived a short time later. A Columbus County Sheriff’s Office deputy, possibly the WTS School Resource Officer, was among the first to arrive.
A broad shade tree off of the highway and a cool breeze provided a comfortable place for the students, most who were seated following the incident, as emergency personnel checked on their well-being.
An investigation by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol was underway late Monday afternoon.
Look for an update here as events warrant, and the full story in Wednesday’s Tabor-Loris Tribune, in print and online.
