In Downtown Houston, a Killeen Independent School District bus carrying students became the site of a collision on Wednesday night, around 9:40 p.m., at the convergence of Chartres and Franklin Streets. As reported by FOX26 Houston, a car failed to yield the right of way and stumbled into the school bus, resulting in shattered glass and multiple injuries.
In the wake of the Houston Astros game, the bus, which was occupied by seven students and a driver, engaged in the downtown traffic fray. According to CW39 Houston, the impact prompted a need for medical intervention by Houston Fire Department responders, with some students enduring cuts and bruises. Two 18-year-old students, confronting neck and back pain, sought hospital evaluations for their injuries, while others suffered minor cuts and nicks from the shattered glass.
Authorities report that a blackout was affecting the downtown area at the time of the accident, prompting traffic officers to direct vehicles manually. The Houston Police Department is using this incident to remind the public of the importance of adhering to the directives of traffic controllers particularly, in conditions of power loss which should compel drivers to approach non-functioning traffic signals as a four-way stop.
