A scary sight that’s becoming all too common, a school bus in a crash. Wednesday morning in Milwaukee, a school bus and a car collided at 37th and Silver Spring. Police say no one was hurt but both vehicles were badly damaged.
TMJ4 ViewerTMJ4 News reported on at least seven school bus crashes in six month in the Milwaukee area. No students or bus drivers were seriously injured, but parents say the numbers are concerning.
“I see they look very bad, I don’t understand what is going on,” says Juan Hernandez as he is picking up his son from Zablocki Community School.
“Very worrisome. Especially for me, I worry a lot,” says Viola George who was picking up her daughters from Zablocki.
TMJ4Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation reports 633 school bus crashes in 2022. Up from the prior two school years, but down from pre-pandemic numbers. Milwaukee-area school bus driver Amy Wilsons says she isn’t surprised.