1 dead after accident involving school bus in Tuscaloosa

by: WIAT

Posted: Oct 17, 2019 / 09:32 AM CDT / Updated: Oct 17, 2019 / 09:33 AM CDT

by: Ariel CochranPosted: Oct 17, 2019 / 08:09 AM GMT-0500 / Updated: Oct 17, 2019 / 08:33 AM GMT-0500

Oct. 17, 2019. Courtesy of CBS 42 Reporter Tim Reid

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Tuscaloosa Police Department Lt. Richardson confirms with our sister station CBS 42 that one person has died in an accident involving a school bus. The accident occurred on Highway 69 Southbound near Canterbury Road in Tuscaloosa.

No one on the school bus was injured.

BREAKING: TPD LT TEENA RICHARDSON CONFIRMS ONE FATALITY. NO INJURIES ON TUSCALOOSA CITY SCHOOL BUS. FATALITY IS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT REAR ENDED BUS pic.twitter.com/ISqkkaCx8w
— Tim Reid (@reidreporterguy) October 17, 2019

The victim was the driver of a vehicle that read-ended the bus during the incident.

One of the vehicles involved in the accident

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

BREAKING: accident involving a Tuscaloosa city school bus on highway 69 south. Working to get information pic.twitter.com/z49eoDUwE9
— Tim Reid (@reidreporterguy) October 17, 2019