Subject:

School Bus accident in West Paducah with no injuries

Date:

05/21/2010

McCracken County Deputies Colleen Pennebaker and Derick Pugh were dispatched to Bradford Road/Bradford Lane intersection in West Paducah in regards to a school bus,  carrying 20 children, having dropped its right front tire off into a ditch, and was stuck in ditch at intersection.  The operator, substitute bus driver Jessica Louise Bishop (38) of Kevil KY,  states that while executing a right turn from Bradford Road onto Bradford Lane, she misjudged clearance.  Her right front tire then slid off of the roadway into a ditch, causing the right front of the bus to be laying at an angle on the asphalt, tilting the bus, and immobilizing the front doors.  The children exited from the bus's rear emergency exit.   There were no injuries reported.   Deputies were assisted at scene by  Emergency Management, West McCracken Fire Department, and Hippies towing.

Thanks,

Deputy Colleen Pennebaker

McCracken County Sheriff’s Department