Six children have been killed and up to 35 have been injured after a school bus crashed into a tree. Children between the ages of five and 11 were on the bus, which flipped onto its side and slammed roof-first into the tree in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Five youngsters are known to have died, with 24 more rushed to hospital, city police chief Fred Fletcher said. ‘This is an absolute nightmare for this community,’ he said. Local media reported how dazed children lay on stretchers at the scene of the crash, near Woodmore Elementary School, waiting for ambulances to take them to hospital. Bus driver Johnthony Walker, 24, has been arrested, the police chief said. He was charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. Fletcher described the incident as ‘every public safety official’s worst nightmare.’ Police do not have a list of all students who were on the bus, but at least 24 students were taken to area hospitals, Fletcher said. The families of the five children confirmed dead had been notified. Information on the conditions of the nearly two dozen children at area hospitals was unavailable, Fletcher said. Amy Katcher, spokeswoman for Hamilton County Schools, told AFP that ‘this is the worst tragedy we have had to deal with.’ madeleine-mccann-comp Fletcher said a warrant was issued to remove the black box from the bus to review evidence. The National Transportation Safety Board said on Twitter it would deploy a team Tuesday morning to investigate the crash. | Metro News
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