20 Jan 08 Dump Truck Hits School Bus Carrying Autistic Kids

A school bus carrying autistic students to campus was hit by a Sacramento County dump truck this morning sending three children to the hospital.

The accident happened just after 8:00 this morning on Watt Avenue and Glentana Way.

The CHP says the dump truck was turning onto Watt Avenue when it hit the right-hand backside of the bus sending it spinning.

The bus ended up on its side and leaking some kind of fluid.  Three children, 2 boys and a girl, were taken to UC Davis Medical Center as a precaution.  The school bus driver, Vanessa Bush was also take to the hospital after complaining of pain on her left side. All have since been released from the hospital.

The bus was carrying students who attend Wilson C. Riles Middle School in Roseville. 

The CHP says all Special Ed School buses are equipped with seatbelts, but the students are not required to wear them.  It’s not know at this time if the student on this bus were using the seatbelts or not.