10 students injured in school-van crash in La Florida

SANTIAGO.-  A violent collision between a car and school van this morning at the intersection of Alameda Oriente and Santa Inés in the municipality of La Florida has left ten children with varying degrees of injuries.

According to preliminary reports, the accident occurred when a Hyundai Elantra, being driven along Alameda Oriente by María Luisa Alista, failed to respect a yield sign and crashed into the back part of the bus carrying 10 children, which was being driven by Dagoberto Caniulao.

The force of the impact caused the van to flip, leaving the students (who had been on their way to Colegio Siglo XXI, located on the corner of La Florida Avenue and Trinidad) trapped. According to police, seven of the students received considerable injuries. 

Officers from the Fire Rescue Unit arrived at the scene along with police from the Silvia Pizarro Police Station to help rescue the children that were trapped inside the vehicle.