WAUPACA, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) – Three girls were getting off a school bus in Wisconsin Tuesday when a truck slammed into the back of it.
Shane Kreuscher was inside his house, waiting for his daughters to be dropped off when he heard the loud crash.
“All of a sudden, I just heard and felt this huge boom,” he said.
Among the four kids on board the bus at the time were 13-year-old twins Danee and Amya, and their younger sister 5-year-old Vera.
Vera was stepping off the bus when it was hit by the truck and was thrown to the pavement, leaving a mark on her left arm.
“When Vera was walking off the bus she was on the last step, then the truck hit the bus. I could just see Vera fly out of the bus and I just fell back,” Amya said.
The girls had some scrapes and bruises but were not seriously injured in the crash.
“I have not been able to get rid of the adrenaline and the anxiety since last night. Even though I knew in my head what happened before I physically saw the video, after seeing the video, I think it made the anxiety so much worse as a parent, because our kids have to get off this bus every day and get on this bus every day,” Kreuscher said.
On social media, the driver of the truck is claiming that sun was a factor. The sheriff’s office says the crash is still under investigation.
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