A 9-year-old boy was transported to hospital with minor head injuries
after a shock from a spider caused a crash involving a school bus and a
“driverless” car, according to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
in Indiana.
At around 4:15pm on Friday, deputies, along with Syracuse Police and
Fire Units, responded to reports of a vehicle striking a school bus.
Officers arrived and found the boy lying outside a Dodge Avenger, which
had collided with the bus.
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Chad Hill said
investigators at the scene determined the child’s mother, Angela K.
Kipp, 35, of Syracuse, was originally backing out of her driveway. Hill
said she reportedly jumped from the vehicle after noticing there was a spider on her shoulder.
However, her son was still in the Dodge and climbed from the back seat to the driver’s seat to attempt to hit the brake pedal. Instead, he hit the accelerator while the Dodge was in reverse, causing it to collide with the passing Wawasee Corporation School Bus. There were no children present on the school bus when it crashed and its driver was not injured, according to Hill. This crash is still under investigation.
Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Chad Hill said
investigators at the scene determined the child’s mother, Angela K.
Kipp, 35, of Syracuse, was originally backing out of her driveway. Hill
said she reportedly jumped from the vehicle after noticing there was a spider on her shoulder.
However, her son was still in the Dodge and climbed from the back seat to the driver’s seat to attempt to hit the brake pedal. Instead, he hit the accelerator while the Dodge was in reverse, causing it to collide with the passing Wawasee Corporation School Bus. There were no children present on the school bus when it crashed and its driver was not injured, according to Hill. This crash is still under investigation.
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