Sarasota school bus crashes after driver strikes Hurricane Milton debris: SCSO

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published  October 17, 2024 12:08pm EDT
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SARASOTA, Fla. - Debris from Hurricane Milton is being blamed for a Thursday morning school bus crash in Sarasota.

It happened around 8:30 a.m. on Aquila and Adriatic Streets.

Investigators say the driver and one student were on board when the driver tried to turn left onto Adriatic Street and struck a stop sign that was damaged by Hurricane Milton and leaning over the roadway. 

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Neither the driver nor the passenger was injured in the crash, but six windows were damaged, according to SCSO. 

The crash is under investigation. 

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