1 Dead & Several Injured In Crash Involving School Bus And Tractor Trailer in Prince George’s County

Early this morning, police were on the scene of a deadly crash in Prince George’s County involving a school bus, a tractor trailer, and several other vehicles.

The collision took place around 6:30 am at the interaction of Branch Avenue and Surratts Road in Clinton, MD. According to officials, the tractor tailer was heading southbound on Branch Avenue while the school bus and other vehicles involved in the crash were on Surratts Road.

No students were on the bus around the time of the crash but it has been reported that two teenage students were in the vehicle and were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Schools officials stated that the school bus was heading to Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale. The bus driver was also injured and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Authorities indicated that one woman was killed, nine people were evaluated, six were transported and two people refused to be transported following the crash. The identity of the woman killed has not been released and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

 

Source: Fox5 News