2 school bus mishaps Tuesday in Gaston
Eric Wildstein
A Gaston County school bus carrying 47 Woodhill Elementary students was involved in a wreck around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The school bus was making a left turn onto Flint Street from Cedar Avenue in Gastonia when its right rear hit an unoccupied parked car, according to Gastonia Police spokeswoman Donna Lahser. No injuries were reported in the crash, according to Lahser.
The car was improperly parked and facing the wrong direction, according to Lahser. She said police did not issue any citations.
The school bus, No. 116, was headed to Woodhill Elementary, according to school spokesman Todd Hagans. He said the school bus was able to take the students to school following the wreck.
Hagans says school policy is to suspend the bus driver with pay, pending an investigation.
Another Gaston school bus knocked down a low-hanging cable line around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday.
The incident occurred on West Louisiana Avenue, near South 12th Street, in Bessemer City. The school bus driver did not see the cable line, which appeared to be wired into an abandoned home, according to Bessemer City Police.
Three Warlick Alternate School students were being driven home onboard the school bus, police said. No injuries were reported and the bus was not damaged in the incident, according to Bessemer City Police.
It is unclear whether the school bus driver will be suspended with pay.
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