CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Twenty-nine middle and high school students are safe after their school bus was struck by a vehicle, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, troopers were called to the crash on Springs Road at NC-16. This is about 2 miles south of Riverbend Park.
Investigators say a 2021 Kia Forte driving south on Springs Road did not slow down and crashed into a school bus in the southbound lane. At the time of the crash, the bus was stopped in traffic.
The bus was carrying students from Bunker Hill High School and River Bend Middle School. Of the 29 students on the bus, none were injured. The Kia’s driver was cited for failure to reduce speed.
