Van hits 10 kids at Md. school bus stop

[jazz lady]

SILVER SPRING, Md. - A van crashed into a group of children waiting for their school bus Friday morning, injuring at least 10, six of them seriously, authorities said.

The children, ages 10 to 14, were at a sidewalk bus stop near an apartment building when the van driver apparently lost control and ran into the group, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said.

None of their injuries was considered life-threatening.

The children are students at White Oak Middle School, said Brian Edwards, a spokesman for Montgomery County Public Schools. The school system sent counselors to the hospitals and to the school Friday morning, he said.

What a horrifying thing to happen...

 

[mkd20012001]

That is awful. I hope everyone is going to be ok.

 

[willie]

Counselors?

 

[Chasey_Lane]

Very sad and I hope all children involved are okay. Have you seen some of the bus stops around here, and how far out into the road these kids stand?