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Two students were killed and several others were injured when a Houston Independent School District bus fell off the 610 South Loop on the way to a high school. VPC
A school bus from the Houston Independent School District sits on its side Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, after it flipped off an overpass. One person was killed and several were injured.(Photo: KHOU-TV, Houston)
HOUSTON<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— Two students were killed,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>two other students and a bus driver were<span style="color: Red;">*</span>seriously injured when a school bus fell off a Houston overpass and landed on its side on the access road below, firefighters said Tuesday.
The Houston Independent School District said the bus had four students onboard. Two female students died as a result of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the incident<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— one at the scene and one at the hospital. The two other students and the bus driver were taken to the hospital, the district said in a news release on its blog.
Investigators with the Houston Police Department said a late-model Buick LeSabre on the left-hand side of the bus thought that a car was going to drift into its<span style="color: Red;">*</span>lane. The Buick then shifted into the school bus to avoid the other vehicle.
At that time, the school bus driver tried to avoid the Buick and over-corrected, falling off the overpass and onto the access road below.
Witnesses said the bus nose-dived and then fell onto its side along the freeway embankment.
The school district said the bus was on its way to Furr High School when the wreck occurred on the Interstate 610 South Loop.
Furr High School also is the home to REACH Charter High School. It is unclear which school the students attended.
The school district said the bus driver, who has a clean driving record,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has been with the district for about three years. Records show the bus had an inspection in June, the district said.
“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy,” said Terry Grier, superintendent of the Houston Independent School District. “I ask all of the (school district)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>community to join me in praying for all of those involved.”
Houston operates the largest public school district in Texas with about 215,000 students.
Contributing: The Associated Press.
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