11 Students Hospitalized after Fresno Car Accident near Tulare and Cedar Avenues
11 Students Hit and Injured by Teen Driver near Roosevelt High School in Fresno
Fresno, California: Eleven students were sent to the hospital after they were struck by a truck driven by a teen driver Wednesday afternoon just outside of Roosevelt High School.
According to Fresno police, the accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near Tulare and Cedar avenues.
Authorities said a 16-year-old boy was speeding in a truck when he crashed into FAX bus stop where twenty students were waiting.
Eleven of the students were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. At least one victim suffered a possible broken leg, and another sustained back injury.
Police said after the crash, the teen driver pulled over and ran from the truck with his 14-year-old sister. A family member picked up the teens and left the area.
Officers pulled over the family member near Ventura and Orange avenues and arrested the 16-year-old.