XCAdam89
11-01-2006, 06:33 PM
Well, two days ago, one of our mini buses, full of our varsity boys soccer team was hit by a dump truck. The bus was totaled, and two people are seriously injured.
A few of my friends were in it, none were really serious though..
One of my friends dislocated his jaw, and might have to get plastic surgery on his face as he went through a side window. Others weren't as severe though.
As you can see, the dash is completely wrapped up against the driver. The handle which opens the side bus door was against the drivers face.
A few of my friends also sustained minor stitches, bruises, ect, but were spared of any serious aftermaths.
Pictures of the bus, as you can see, it hit in the "Perfect" place:
Here's the article for those interested:
The morning after seven Fredericksburg Christian School soccer players and their coach were injured in a Bealeton bus accident, the school's students and teachers gathered in the gymnasium to count their blessings.
Six of the players already had been discharged from area hospitals yesterday. The seventh appeared on the road to recovery, as did varsity coach Lee Hilton, though his injuries were serious.
Principal Sharon Roper said she called the meeting in the gym yesterday so the high school's 320 students and 40 faculty and staff could comfort each other.
"I basically just shared with them how gracious and thankful we are that the Lord preserved everybody's life last evening," Roper said. "We are really kind of a big family here. When I spoke, you could hear a pin drop. The kids knew it was going to be tough for me to talk about.
"I consider these kids my kids."
The accident took place around 5:30 p.m. Monday when the team was returning from a game against Seaton School at Valley View Park in Bristow.
Hilton was driving the mini-bus south on State Route 28 when he tried to turn left onto U.S. 17 in Bealeton. A northbound dump truck struck the bus, knocking it about 100 feet from the intersection. There were 11 players onboard.
Another mini-bus with about six players onboard was following Hilton's bus. The students in that vehicle said the accident happened so quickly that at first they didn't realize what they'd witnessed, Roper said.
She met with all the players who attended school yesterday to make sure they were OK, she said.
After the accident, three players were taken to Fauquier Hospital and three others were treated at Culpeper Regional Hospital. All were released as of yesterday, Roper said.
One student, who was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital, remained there yesterday, after having his dislocated jaw reset, Roper said. She expected him to be released by today, though he'll need plastic surgery to repair the lacerations to his face, she said.
The student, a senior, was staying with a teammate while his parents were on a mission trip to Haiti, Roper said. His parents were on their way home yesterday.
"He was laughing and joking and telling them they didn't need to come home," Roper said of the teen.
Hilton, a soccer coach at the school for more than 15 years, was being treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital for a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a broken facial bone, as well as a gash on his lower back, a dislocated finger and "lots of bumps and bruises," Roper said.
"He's going to be OK, but it's going to be a little bit of a recovery for him," said Roper, who visited with Hilton after the accident. "All he really wanted to know was how the boys were."
The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of the accident, said Maj. Paul Mercer. Initial reports indicated that Hilton had a green light when he turned left onto U.S. 17, but not a green arrow.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, that spot is one of the region's busiest, with up to 21,000 cars a day on U.S. 17 and up to 13,000 cars a day on Route 28.
In the past three years, 71 crashes have been reported there. This summer, VDOT installed a green left-turn arrow on U.S. 17 for northbound drivers trying to turn left onto Route 28.
Monday's accident took place on a different approach to that intersection.
Though a flyover is planned for U.S. 17 at U.S. 29 in Opal in 2009, nothing like that has been proposed at Route 28, said David Cubbage, the Warrenton Residency administrator.
"We're aware of this and we try," he said of the safety concerns there, "but there is no easy solution to it."
In spite of the scare, Roper said the Fredericksburg Christian School community was feeling rather blessed.
"We're very thankful to have everybody OK, and I'm sure the Lord's going to teach us something through this," she said. "We just want to express our thanks to the people in the community who've been supporting us, not just through prayers last night, but through their outpouring of love today."
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A few of my friends were in it, none were really serious though..
One of my friends dislocated his jaw, and might have to get plastic surgery on his face as he went through a side window. Others weren't as severe though.
As you can see, the dash is completely wrapped up against the driver. The handle which opens the side bus door was against the drivers face.
A few of my friends also sustained minor stitches, bruises, ect, but were spared of any serious aftermaths.
Pictures of the bus, as you can see, it hit in the "Perfect" place:
Here's the article for those interested:
The morning after seven Fredericksburg Christian School soccer players and their coach were injured in a Bealeton bus accident, the school's students and teachers gathered in the gymnasium to count their blessings.
Six of the players already had been discharged from area hospitals yesterday. The seventh appeared on the road to recovery, as did varsity coach Lee Hilton, though his injuries were serious.
Principal Sharon Roper said she called the meeting in the gym yesterday so the high school's 320 students and 40 faculty and staff could comfort each other.
"I basically just shared with them how gracious and thankful we are that the Lord preserved everybody's life last evening," Roper said. "We are really kind of a big family here. When I spoke, you could hear a pin drop. The kids knew it was going to be tough for me to talk about.
"I consider these kids my kids."
The accident took place around 5:30 p.m. Monday when the team was returning from a game against Seaton School at Valley View Park in Bristow.
Hilton was driving the mini-bus south on State Route 28 when he tried to turn left onto U.S. 17 in Bealeton. A northbound dump truck struck the bus, knocking it about 100 feet from the intersection. There were 11 players onboard.
Another mini-bus with about six players onboard was following Hilton's bus. The students in that vehicle said the accident happened so quickly that at first they didn't realize what they'd witnessed, Roper said.
She met with all the players who attended school yesterday to make sure they were OK, she said.
After the accident, three players were taken to Fauquier Hospital and three others were treated at Culpeper Regional Hospital. All were released as of yesterday, Roper said.
One student, who was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital, remained there yesterday, after having his dislocated jaw reset, Roper said. She expected him to be released by today, though he'll need plastic surgery to repair the lacerations to his face, she said.
The student, a senior, was staying with a teammate while his parents were on a mission trip to Haiti, Roper said. His parents were on their way home yesterday.
"He was laughing and joking and telling them they didn't need to come home," Roper said of the teen.
Hilton, a soccer coach at the school for more than 15 years, was being treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital for a broken pelvis, broken ribs and a broken facial bone, as well as a gash on his lower back, a dislocated finger and "lots of bumps and bruises," Roper said.
"He's going to be OK, but it's going to be a little bit of a recovery for him," said Roper, who visited with Hilton after the accident. "All he really wanted to know was how the boys were."
The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of the accident, said Maj. Paul Mercer. Initial reports indicated that Hilton had a green light when he turned left onto U.S. 17, but not a green arrow.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, that spot is one of the region's busiest, with up to 21,000 cars a day on U.S. 17 and up to 13,000 cars a day on Route 28.
In the past three years, 71 crashes have been reported there. This summer, VDOT installed a green left-turn arrow on U.S. 17 for northbound drivers trying to turn left onto Route 28.
Monday's accident took place on a different approach to that intersection.
Though a flyover is planned for U.S. 17 at U.S. 29 in Opal in 2009, nothing like that has been proposed at Route 28, said David Cubbage, the Warrenton Residency administrator.
"We're aware of this and we try," he said of the safety concerns there, "but there is no easy solution to it."
In spite of the scare, Roper said the Fredericksburg Christian School community was feeling rather blessed.
"We're very thankful to have everybody OK, and I'm sure the Lord's going to teach us something through this," she said. "We just want to express our thanks to the people in the community who've been supporting us, not just through prayers last night, but through their outpouring of love today."
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