Published: November 29, 2018


NEW DETAILS OUT OF LINCOLN COUNTY REGARDING THE SCHOOL BUS THAT ERUPTED IN FLAMES MONDAY MORNING AFTER COLLIDING WITH AN SUV.  MEDIA SOURCES REPORT THE BUS DRIVER WHO WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON STATE ROUT 10 ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT IN FRONT OF THE SUV THAT WAS GOING SOUTH.  THE BUS DRIVER WHO WAS NOT INJURED HAS BEEN CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY.  NO CHILDREN WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE DRIVER OF THE SUV, WHO WAS PINNED IN THE VEHICLE, WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCATE HOSPITAL.  THE ROADWAY WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE BLAZE.