Another bus accident at WDW??
Yes, a THIRD bus accident occurred today at the Walt Disney World resort.
Here you are some details from CFNews 13:
LAKE BUENA VISTA -- A Disney bus driver is now facing charges crashing into an SUV.
The crash was not as severe as Thursday’s deadly Disney crash that killed a 9-year-old boy.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the latest accident happened late Saturday morning, when the bus
rear-ended an Ohio man’s SUV at World Drive and Buena Vista Drive, near the entrance to
Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
The SUV was then pushed into a Disney-owned van.
The impact in Saturday’s crash was minor, but the bus driver, identified as Fredrick Cassens, 80, of Auburndale, needed some medical assistance.
Officials said Cassens did not have to go to the hospital and has been charged with careless driving.
The other drivers were identified as Mark Sigman, 47, of Ohio, in the SUV; and Brianna Berry, 20, of Texas, driving the van.
And from the Orlando Sentinel:
A Disney bus driver was charged with careless driving after two passenger vehicles were struck by his bus shortly before noon Saturday.
Florida Highway Patrol identified the driver as Fredrick Cassens, 80, of Auburndale. He struck the back of a 2009 Chevrolet sport utility vehicle that was stopped at a red light at East Buena Vista and World drives, troopers said. The impact caused the Chevy to hit the back of a 1999 GMC van, also a Disney vehicle, that was stopped for the light, too.
WESH.com reported that 19 people were on the Disney bus. There were said to be no injuries.
A check of Cassens' driving record shows one infraction, a 2004 charge of failing to obey a traffic-control device in Osceola County. He admitted guilt and paid a fine.
The crash was the third such event on the theme park's property in the past two weeks. The most recent killed a 9-year-old Pinellas County boy, who was run over Thursday after his bicycle drifted into the side of a Disney bus at Fort Wilderness Resort , investigators said.
Asked whether the company would alter its bus-travel procedures in light of the accidents, spokeswoman Andrea Finger said Disney World continually analyzes its operations, including transportation. About 300 buses operate on Disney property every day, she said.
"Based on the information provided by the Florida Highway Patrol [on the crashes], we continue to believe that our transportation is safe," Finger said.
An online ad for bus drivers states that they must have a commercial drivers license, conduct bus-safety inspections and answer guest questions. There is no upper age limit, although drivers must pass a physical at least once every two years, Finger said. Starting pay is $10.25 per hour.
I don't know what to say...
Too may accidents in just two weeks!
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