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Tragic: 2 Children Killed, 5 Injured in Kentucky School Bus Crash

Oct. 30, 2012 7:09pm Jason Howerton

Tragic: 2 Killed, 5 Injured in Kentucky School Bus Crash

The wreckage of a Carroll County Head Start school bus is wrapped around a tree after an accident on Boone Road on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 outside Carrollton, Ky. Kentucky State Police say two pre-school-aged children were pronounced dead at the scene on the narrow country road in northern Kentucky. A trooper says the bus carrying nine children headed home from the pre-school program Head Start flipped on its side yesterday and struck a tree. (Credit: AP)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (TheBlaze/AP) — Kentucky State Police say the two children who were killed in a tragic school bus crash were both 3 years old.

Police identified the young victims from Monday’s crash as Ryder Deitz and Caroline Tuttle, both of Carrollton.

Police say the boy and girl were pronounced dead at the scene after a Carroll County school bus carrying students home from the Head Start preschool program overturned and crashed into a tree.

Nine children, all preschoolers, were on board along with two adults. Five children remain hospitalized.

The crash occurred on a narrow country lane in Carrollton and remains under investigation.

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DREAMINGOFCALI
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:27pm
Here is a more complete reporting of the incident – http://gantdaily.com/2012/10/31/kentucky-school-bus-crash-kills-two-children-five-others-injured/

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IOWAGIR
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 6:39am
My prayers to all the families. So tragic.

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Detroit paperboy
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 9:37pm
I think all buses should have seat belts………just the fact that the driver could have a heart attack, and you have 50 people flying thru the bus……..never understood why they don’t………”

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- Browncoat359
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 10:25pm
  Just for clarification,this bus did have seat belts and it’s been confirmed that all of the children were buckled. Unfortunately the type of impact that this was,where the tree nearly embedded itself into the cab of the bus,wasn’t one of those accidents where a seat belt would be of any use to the two little children that were killed.
  That being said,I don’t disagree that all school buses ought to have seat belts.
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 9:03pm
Terrible.

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kindling
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:37pm
Here in CA those buses have seat belts and car seats for the little ones but that crash does not look like it would have saved them. RIP little ones.

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Walkabout
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:25pm
Yes, it is tragic. They keep making buses & busing safer except on the inside. they have the laws prohibiting passing a stopped bus. They paint the roofs white. They have the extending arms.booms so the driver can see if there are children in front f the bus.

But where are the seat belts? Where is the padding on the back of bus seats? They are bare metal.

I suggest that we home school all kids. Graduation rates in the major cities could not get worse.

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- mtcountrygrl
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:52pm
  I hear you, already on it. Homeschooling our two!
  
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- Browncoat359
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 10:29pm
  This style of bus has seatbelts. These children (ALL of them according to first responders and state police) had those seatbelts on. The nature of the collision just made those seatbelts irrelevant for those two children.
  
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- moveoverormoveon
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 5:13am
  The seat backs are padded foam under vinyl. Most seat backs are too tall to see over. Even if there were seat belts installed and properly used this type of accident would have devastating consequences for all on board. The top is painted white more for reflecting the sun’s heat. Over all the safety of bus riding with a professional driver at the wheel is much safer than a distracted motorist with several screaming children. I should know. I am a professional with almost 25 yrs citation free driving. Learn your facts before spewing your crap.
  
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:21pm
Saw this on a news ticker last night. They didn’t say anything about any deaths.

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:16pm
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So heartbreaking.

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P8riot
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:33pm
Wow, this is tragic. I’ve got two small kids that ride the bus and this breaks my heart. As others have said, the only comfort is that we know they are now with a loving Heavenly Father.

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- WhiteMaleMinority
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 11:06pm
  @Antitheist:
  No matter what anyone’s religious views are, your comment here is in extremely poor taste considering the topic of the article and you are not helping your ‘position’ by making such statements.
  
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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 12:53am
  @Antitheist
  
  Typical leftist tactic. Take the passage completely out of context and pretend that’s all there is.
  
  Read the rest of the 137th Psalm and you shall be proven foolish. Read the rest of The Bible and you shall be truly enlightened.
  
  Someone who is as biased and angry as you are should start with Proverbs first, so that you might learn how to comprehend the rest.
  
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mikepatr
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:23pm
Carrolton was also the site of another horrific bus crash with 27 deaths in 1988: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrollton,_Kentucky_bus_collision

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- ZZBlueComet
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:16pm
  One of the children who survived the Carrollton bus crash (in the 80′s) was Harold Dennis,, who had unspeakable burns – he survived, walked on the University of Kentucky football team and became an inspiration for many in the state of Kentucky.
  
  I’m from Lexington Ky, beautiful city and people, so I take great pride in the good things the state offers – versus the stereotypical views many have of Eastern Ky. Romney can count on Ky – Red state all the way.
  
  I pray these kids and their families have comfort and healing.
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 8:36pm
  There is a sign on the insterstate at the site of that crash – I have passed it a 1000- times on my way from Nashville to Franklin, OH… still gives me chills
  
  The poor families – God give them comfort
  
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tonypro
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:20pm
My prayers for these children, and their families. What a tragedy to lose a child of any age, but especially ones that young.

I believe these children will be met by Jesus Christ with open arms, as they were still in there innocence.

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Mr.Fitnah
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:19pm
What are 3 year olds doing on a school bus ?

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- normalmom
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:26pm
  Head start is for kids with some special needs like speech therapy, it is really important to start early.
  
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- WOWANDITHOUGHTIWASCONFUSED
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:29pm
  Well down there in that small county, most children ride together I would assume those 3 year olds were in preschool or similar after school daycare program.
  
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- mtcountrygrl
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:48pm
  This is why I don’t let anyone take my toddlers anywhere. If they aren’t with me and strapped in a car seat, they aren’t going. Prayers to these poor families.
  
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- WhiteMaleMinority
  Posted on October 30, 2012 at 11:00pm
  There is early head start which takes infants and ages out at 3 y.o. At that time, they may be eligible to enter into head start which takes ages 3 thru 5. The 5 year olds are usually ones who are not old enough to make the kindergarten age cut in that particular school district. The busses we have here are all padded and have the 5-point belt systems. The special education pre-school busses also are similarly set up. I have children that ride both. Unfortunately, there are just some accidents that belts cannot save anyone from. My thoughts and prayers to the families.
  
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Mr.Fitnah
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:18pm
WTH Pilot error.

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