Tragedy averted
@GardenGerty (160242)
United States
July 12, 2024 6:25pm CST
Pictured is our school district's activity bus. It was busy today.
Today it took our football players and coaches to a summer football camp about an hour and a half away from our town.
As is the protocol, before leaving, the driver gave instructions about emergency preparedness on a school trip, in a school vehicle. "What to do if. . . ."
The bus can be replaced, the personal belongings on the bus can be replaced. The people who were in the bus are priceless and irreplaceable, and all escaped without injury.
The bus is regularly maintained and serviced, but sometimes things happen. It undergoes a "pre trip" inspection before leaving, but sometimes things happen.
And sometimes staff, drivers and students do what they are supposed to do, and they are so grateful afterwards to just be alive.
The bus caught fire. At the first sign of smoke it pulled over, and people evacuated.
And many people are thankful for the safety of our team.
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
13 Jul
And the passengers got out in an orderly manner.
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@grenery8 (8065)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
14 Jul
@GardenGerty very nice manners and they understood the seriousness of the situation.
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
20 Jul
@just4him Our community would have been heartbroken if it had not ended well.
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
13 Jul
Yes, we are thankful for all of that.
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
20 Jul
@kareng I think it will really impress some of them about bus safety.
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@kareng (59055)
• United States
14 Jul
@GardenGerty Those guys were all blessed!!
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@RasmaSandra (78786)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Jul
Thank goodness no one was injured, Their Guardian Angels were on duty,
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
20 Jul
@JudyEv There are other things about the design of buses that have changed since some terrible accidents in the 70's. They now have emergency exit windows and even the ventilating hatches can be popped out for a fast exit. The most rear two seats have one half cut down to prevent people from getting bottlenecked if they have to evacuate.
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
13 Jul
I used to be a bus driver. We had to practice evacuations, etc. twice a year. We had safety inservices and basically learned how bad bus accidents of any kind can be. This outcome is about the best we can expect.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul
@GardenGerty Certainly bus accidents can be horrific. Our buses now all have to have seat-belts (but maybe not older ones) but not everyone puts them on.
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
20 Jul
Sometimes we get a "know it all" type attitude and get too bored to pay attention.
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@BarBaraPrz (46885)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Jul
Saw that yesterday on FB. Wonder how the fire started.
@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
13 Jul
I will let you know when and if I hear.
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
20 Jul
@BarBaraPrz I have never heard anything more, but may once school starts back.
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@wolfgirl569 (104153)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Jul
Glad they all reacted properly. You are right everything else is replaceable
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
13 Jul
This is why we have all the safety drills we have, so we can react safely.
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@LindaOHio (174650)
• United States
13 Jul
Oh my goodness! I'm glad everyone got out safely.
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
13 Jul
Our superintendent posted on Facebook, and I shared to my profile that all activity trips are preceded by safety and evacuation instructions. It looks like the training paid off.
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