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Students Injured in Bus Accident

On Sunday June 30, 2008 in Dothan, Alabama a bus carrying students from Centenary United Methodist Church out of Lexington, KY was involved in an accident.  The bus was part of a three bus caravan taking 70  middle and high school students to a church camp in Panama City, FL.  Two children in the pickup were in critical condition and the driver of the truck was also hospitalized.  Sixteen of the students were among thos taken to an area hospital for treatment.Also hospitalized were the bus driver, his wife and an adult chaperone.  It was reported that many of thestudents were very shaken and disturbed. 

This type of accident makes me wonder whether it is time for Kentucky to visit the question as to whether seat belts should be required on school buses and mass transportation buses.  It is unfortunate that tragedy such as this on the 20 year anniversary of the Carrolton bus crash have to occur before any action is taken. Safety of our children should be a priority. I can only speculate as to whether seatbelts would have prevented or limited many of the injuries sustained in this accident. I have seen many people on school buses and city buses that were invoved in an accident that were injured when they were thrown out of their seat or propelled into the seat in front of them. This is a debate that has gone on for years. The issue is far from resolved.

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