Staff report
San Marcos ISD students and transportation staff who were injured in last evening’s school bus accident were all treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital by about 9 p.m., according to a statement this morning from district officials.
Below is a portion of that statement.
“At about 5:15 pm Monday, a San Marcos CISD school bus was rear-ended by a crane utility truck while the bus was stopped unloading children. The accident was on Highway 21 near the Gary Job Corps entrance. There were 11 children from Travis Elementary school on board, along with the bus driver and a monitor. Six children were taken by ambulance to the Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC). A relief bus with an EMS technician on board transported four children and their parents to CTMC, and one child was released to the care of parents. The driver of the crane truck was taken to an Austin hospital with what was reported as serious injuries.”
SMISD reported that the bus driver, Barak Fletcher, and bus monitor Julian Rodriguez were also transported to CTMC. They were treated and later released.
Travis Elementary principal Niki Konecki stayed with parents and families at CTMC until all were released. She commended the quick actions of Fletcher and Rodriguez in the evacuation and care of all the students.
Eads also thanked all the parents and residents in the area of the accident who brought blankets and bags of ice to help the children until emergency technicians arrived at the scene.
He added, “We cannot adequately express our gratitude to the personnel of the Central Texas Medical Center, to DPS and local law enforcement who responded so quickly and compassionately to the needs of our students and their families.”