Staff Report
KYLE -- At approximately 6:54 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, crews responded to a Hays CISD bus that was unable to proceed in the roadway due to a sinkhole at the intersection of Windy Hill Road and Dove Lane in Kyle.
There were a total of five people on the bus, including three students, one adult driver and one adult bus monitor, but there were no injuries reported, Hays CISD stated. There was a water line that ruptured on Dove Lane near the Windy Hill intersection, causing a road failure that the school bus had driven into, getting stuck, according to Hays County Field Operations Superintendent Aaron Jones.
Along with Hays County Sheriff's Office who were at the scene assisting with traffic, county crews and the water company responded. Once the water company turned off the water, they removed the bus and were able to dig and repair the line, Jones said. County crews assisted in repairing the roadway in order to open it by 2 p.m.
After clean-up and inspection, there was no damage done to the bus, according to Hays CISD. The district's transportation department dispatched another bus and was able to get the students to school. Parents were also notified when it happened.
