An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school.

The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German Township, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a news release.

  • Hotdogman@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yet, the driver has a seatbelt. Greater mass means a greater kinetic momentum. Lol, the irony of your username.

    • ChimaericDesire@lemmynsfw.com
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      1 year ago

      The driver has a seatbelt because they are not sandwiched between seats explicitly designed to absorb energy and reduce injury. They have a steering column, dashboard, and windshield in front of them. There is no irony in their username, just ignorance on your part for speaking about a topic you know nothing about.

    • Pixel of Life@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      The seatbelt isn’t there just to keep you from flying through the windshield in a crash. It also keeps you in the proper seating position so you can reach the controls at all times, and reduces fatigue because you don’t need to brace yourself as much when going around corners or over bumps.