April 2, 2008 — An errant book bag released the brake on the school bus that hit a parked car Friday by the Joseph Gomez Elementary School, police said Wednesday.
A preliminary investigation by the V.I. Police Department's traffic investigation bureau indicates the school bus parking brake lever was disengaged when a student tossed a book bag in the bus and hit the lever, releasing the brake, said Melody Rames VIPD spokeswoman. (See "Brief: No Serious Injuries in School Bus Accident.")
The bus rolled down a hill, hitting a parked car containing passengers and pushing it about 33 feet into two other unoccupied vehicles. No students were injured.
The passengers in the car were a grandmother, grandfather and 7-year-old grandchild. The granddaughter complained of discomfort, Rames said. A final report of the accident will be complete before the end of the week, the traffic bureau indicated.
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