A bus trip back to an Indianapolis church ended in tragedy
Saturday afternoon with bloodied bodies, luggage strewn everywhere
and three dead, in addition to at least 19 injured, after the vehicle
flipped over.
The smashed bus teetered on a concrete barrier -- with a young
woman's leg pinned between them, according to witnesses -- as
passengers spilled outside in various states of disarray and despair.
"I saw bodies everywhere, kids in shock and disbelief," said John
Murphy, who'd stopped along the northern Indianapolis road. "...
There was a lot of blood. There was an awful lot of blood."
Indianapolis police spokesman Michael Hewitt said, in addition to the
three dead, two seriously injured were helicoptered from the crash
scene, eight others were driven to local
hospitals and nine others
were treated and released on-site.
The bus -- which was carrying about 40 passengers -- is believed to
be the only vehicle involved in the crash, according to Hewitt.
Having left from a camp in Michigan, the bus was about a mile from
returning to a Baptist church in Indianapolis when it crashed, Mayor
Greg Ballard said. Most of those on board were teenagers, according
to fire department spokeswoman Rita Burris.
The driver told witnesses afterward that the vehicle's brakes failed as
he was trying to make a left turn, she said.
"Please pray for all involved," the Indianapolis Fire Department
tweeted.
Rose Vorenkamp was driving with Murphy, her fiancée,
when she spotted the rolled-over bus and saw "people
running" to help. Having been trained through her job in
first aid and CPR, she moved closer and saw what she
described as a girl trapped under the bus, bloodied
passengers with head injuries and at least one person
with a dislocated shoulder.
The fire department noted that four passers-by arrived first to help
those affected by the accident, including one who helped pull the
driver from the bus. It wasn't clear whether Borenkamp was one of
those, though Murphy said an off-duty nurse and an EMT were
among those at the scene before fire trucks and ambulances arrived.
"What we saw was everybody pulled off to the side of the road, trying
to help," Murphy said. "They weren't gawking. There were a lot of
people ... in tears."
Those helping eventually were met soon by firefighters and crews
from 12 ambulances and four helicopters.
Video from around 5:30 p.m. showed the bus on its side and on a
road barrier while first responders massed nearby.
By then, traffic in the area had been shut down and all the casualties
had been sent to local hospitals. Family members subsequently
gathered at the church, Colonial Hills Baptist, where the bus had
been heading.
The scene there was "remarkably positive, very sad, but at the same
time very together," said Ballard.
"Some of the teenagers are hurting very badly, you can see it in their
faces," the mayor said.
Some people at the church thanked him for visiting and generally
appeared strong, Ballard added, surmising that "it's very clear that
they are being guided by their faith right now."
Still, the mayor added, they might have some tough days ahead of
them.
"The next few days are always very, very painful as they come out of
the shock of it," he said.
Sunday, 28 July 2013
3 dead after bus carrying teens returning to church crashes in
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