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Campbell County: School bus driver charged in accident that sent 12 to hospital

Crystal Graham
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A school bus driver has now been charged after 10 children and two adults were sent to the hospital after a crash on Friday in Campbell County.

Tracy L. Taylor, 62, of Bedford, has been charged with failing to yield the right of way.

All of the individuals sent to the hospital had minor injuries, according to Virginia State Police.

The two-vehicle crash, involving two Campbell County school buses, occurred on Friday at 3:52 p.m. at the intersection of Bee Drive and Enterprise Drive.

One school bus was attempting to make a left turn onto southbound Enterprise Drive from Bee Drive when it struck the second school bus heading northbound on Enterprise Drive.

There is a stop sign at the intersection on Bee Drive but there is not a stop sign on Enterprise Drive.

The crash remains under investigation.

 

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.