Crime & Safety
School Bus Rolls With 3 Inside, Minor Injuries: Bellevue Police
A driver and two kids were inside a school bus when it lost control and overturned in Bellevue Monday. There were no serious injuries.
BELLEVUE, WA — A school bus carrying two elementary school students overturned in Bellevue Monday afternoon, causing minor injuries to the children and the bus's driver, according to police.
Officers and medics responded to the 4700 block of 154th Place Southeast shortly before 3:30 p.m.
Investigators said the bus driver told police the bus's brakes failed at the top of a hill, preventing the vehicle from slowing down as it continued downhill. The police department said the bus hit an SUV and a tree, which prevented it from crashing into a home.
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The Bellevue Fire Department said both children inside the bus were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation as a precaution.
We are responding to an overturned school bus in the 4700 Blk 154 Pl SE. PIO on scene. More details as they become available. pic.twitter.com/JfoeiyaP6s
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) March 2, 2020
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