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Van slams into school bus in Kenosha County; driver killed

Van slams into school bus in Kenosha County; driver killed
WEBVTT BUS, A VANSLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THEM.THE VAN'S DRIVER IS DEAD.THIS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY 'C' INKENOSHA COUNTY.12 NEWS KENT WAINSCOTT REPORTSON THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS AT THEBUS STOP.>> A WHITE VAN IS WEDGED UNDERTHE BACK OF THE SCHOOL BUS AFTERSLAMMING INTO IT AT HIGHWAYSPEED WITH NO SIGNS THAT THEDRIVER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN.>> THERE WERE LITTLE TO NO SKIDMARKS LEADING UP TO THE BACK OFTHE SCHOOL BUS. THE 21-YEAR-OLD VAN DRIVERFROM ANTIOCH ILLINOIS WASKILLED.AND ON THE BUS, 19 WESTOSHACENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS,INCLUDING THIS WOMAN'S SON.SHE ASKED THAT WE NOT IDENTIFYHER.HE WAS TREMBLING.I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM LIKE THAT.IT WAS AWFUL. THE HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN HADJUST STEPPED ONTO THE BUS INFRONT OF THEIR HOME WHEN THE VANHIT.>> HE SAID IT WAS LIKE BEING INA HORROR MOVIE, SLOW MOTION.HE SAW ALL THE GLASS COMINGFORWARD FROM THE BACK OF THEBUS, AND HE COULD HEAR THE KIDSSTARTING TO CRY PEOPLESCREAMING.HE WAS TERRIFIED. >> A TOTAL OF FOUR STUDENTS WEREHURT, THREE TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL, ALL WITH MINORINJURIES.THERE'S SOME FLYING GLASSFROM THE WINDOWS BREAKING.SOME WHIPLASH BECAUSE IT WREAR-END. THAT MOM WHO SPOKE WITH USSAYS SHE HAS COMPLAINED IN THEPAST ABOUT DRIVERS PASSINGSTOPPED SCHOOL BUSES THERE.AS MY KIDS ARE GETTING ONTHAT BUS, THEY JUST GO FLYINGBY.AND TODAY HAD A HORRIBLEOUTCOME. >> SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS HERE ATWESTOSHA CENTRAL SAY THEY WILLHAVE COUNSELORS AVAILABLETHROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR ANYSTUDENTS WHO WERE ON THAT BUS,OR THEIR FAMILIES.IN KENOSHA COUNTY, I'M KENTWAINSCOTT, WISN 12 NEWS.
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Van slams into school bus in Kenosha County; driver killed
A van driver was killed and several students were injured when the van slammed into a stopped school bus in Salem.

A van driver was killed and several students were injured when the van slammed into a stopped school bus in Salem.

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