One child was killed and six people were injured after a school bus was involved in a three-vehicle accident on the Interstate 40 in Apache County, Arizona, on Sunday afternoon. morning.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported that the bus was slowing down due to a previous accident involving a commercial vehicle. At that time, a semitrailer rear-ended the bus, according to reports.
One of the 19 people on the bus was a child , who died in the accident, while six other bus occupants were seriously injured. DPS has not specified whether the injured were also children, reported ABC15 Arizona.
Holbrook Indian School, where the victim studied, published a statement on its Facebook regarding the accident in which it lamented the death of the child.
“This is a very sad day for the Holbrook Indian School community; One of our students was killed and six others were injured in a school accident this morning,” the school said. “According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, our school bus slowed down in traffic near another accident when the bus was struck from behind by a truck. Our bus was pushed against the vehicle in front of it”.
I-40 heading east remained closed for several hours due to the accident. Eastbound traffic has since reopened. However, the Arizona Department of Transportation advised drivers to be patient while the delay cleared.
The bus was transporting a group of staff and students on a field trip to Window Rock, New Mexico.