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----------------- Original Message -----------------From: april Date: Sep 23, 2008 11:35 PMPlease pray for the students, families, bus driver, truck driver, all the bystanders that helped and anyone else effected by this wreck....."From channel 2 (wesh. com)"CITRA, Fla. -- A child died in a fiery crash between a tractor trailer and a school bus on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Passers-by pulled screaming students from the burning bus but were not able to get to one child because of the intense flames, a school official said.The crash happened about 4:15 p.m. at U.S. Highway 301 and 155th Street north of Ocala when a semi rear-ended a school bus with students from n Middle School and North n High School that was at a complete stop with its hazard lights flashing.n County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jimmy Pogue said multiple students were injured. Of the 23 students on board, six students and the two drivers were taken to the hospital. Another parent took her child to the hospital separately.Four passersby came to the scene to help pull students out of the blazing bus. They were not able to get to one, n School Superintendent Jim Yancey said.“They just couldn’t get him or her out†as the bus was in flames, Yancey said. “They were upset they were not able to do more, but they are heroes.â€Aerial video showed the charred truck and bus, with cab of the truck destroyed.Yancey said the school bus was stopped and was pushed 200 feet, erupting in flames.U.S. Highway 301 is closed in both directions."From channel 9 orlando""It's a pretty sad day in n County," said Danenhower of the n County Fire Department.The dead child was identified as 13-year-old Franees Schee. The bus was number 9601 from North n Middle School and North n High School. Fifteen to twenty students were onboard.Six other children and two adults, the bus driver, Anzoria -, and the truck driver, Reinaldo , were taken to a local hospital. A seventh child was taken by a parent.The accident happened along US-301 near Citra about 4 p.m. Danenhower said bystanders were pulling students off the bus and rushing them to safety.n County Superintendent of Schools Jim Yancey said at least four bystanders entered the burning bus, rescuing the children from the flames."I'd say they probably got half the kids off the bus themselves," Yancey said. "They were showing more grief and remorse from not being able to do more."Video from the scene showed the bus was charred from back to front. The truck hit it from behind and pushed it nearly 200 feet down the road. Witnesses said the bus was stopped and its flashing lights were on and stop sign out. The cab of the truck was obliterated. , who was at her mother's farm nearby, said she and several visitors heard what she first thought were gunshots, only they were too powerful."We were looking at each other like 'What the heck was that?"' she told the newspaper. "We walked over behind the house and saw this smoke, very black smoke."There were no details released on what caused the crash.11:00 pm update::: four of the children taken to the hospital are in critiacal condition.

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