Ohio police release video shot aboard school bus that flipped in crash
Video shows the moment when a school bus overturned
Eight children and a 74-year-old school bus driver had non-life threatening injuries after the driver of a 1996 Ford Mustang failed to stop at a red light, and crashed into the bus. Ohio State Highway Patrol released surveillance video from inside the bus when the crash overturned.
THORNVILLE, Ohio - The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OHSP) released dramatic footage on February 10 showing the moment a school bus overturned after a crash in Perry County in December in which eight students were injured.
According to the OHSP, a Northern Local School District bus with 25 students aboard overturned after it struck a 1996 Ford Mustang which had failed to stop at a red light.
Footage from the bus shows students pinned inside as they scream for help and try to free themselves.
According to reports, eight students and the bus driver, 74-year-old Danny Hupp, were transported to Licking Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Twenty-five students were on board at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Mustang, Joseph Thornton, 42, was driving on a suspended license at the time of the crash.
The case has been referred to the Perry County Prosecutor for review.