According to a letter to the Beacon City School District (BCSD) community from Superintendent Landahl, a BCSD bus that services South Avenue Elementary was involved in an accident with a motor vehicle near Brockway Road and 9D at around 8:20am on Thursday, March 31, 2022. That intersection is near Vista Point Apartments and the Red Pepper Diner.

Dr. Landahl said that 13 students were on the bus, and after being checked by EMTs at the scene, all were OK. Upon arriving at school, the students were then checked out by nursing staff at South Avenue Elementary and were “reported to be OK again,” Dr. Landahl reported. he also reported that the bus monitor was taken to a hospital for further evaluation.

“All families of students involved were contacted earlier this morning,” Dr. Landahl stated. “Thanks to our staff for their handling of this and thanks to the first responders for helping so quickly this morning.” The email to the district community was sent just hours after the accident.