A school bus in Cortland County slipped into a ditch on Tuesday morning. (Photo via by Drew Bilodeau).
A school bus in Cortland County slipped into a ditch early Tuesday morning, according to Cortland Enlarged City School District (CECSD) superintendent Bob Edwards.
Edwards noted the school bus entered a ditch on Route 215 between Bennie and Starr Road in Cortland County at about 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, and no major injuries were reported upon evaluation by the paramedics.
A school bus in Cortland County slipped into a ditch on Tuesday morning. (Photo via by Drew Bilodeau).
The bus consisted of 22 students from the CECSD junior-senior high school and the driver. Students were transported to the junior-senior high school and evaluated by the school nurse, but once again no injuries were reported.
“I am grateful for the medical personnel and law enforcement staff and supporters who arrived on scene to support our students this morning,” Edwards said. “Despite the accident, the scene was orderly and calm, and much of the credit for that goes to the professionals who arrived to serve our community. Thank you all.”
The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office and the Cortlandville Fire Department. A representative from the fire department had no further details to report from the accident.
