On the morning of February 28, 1958, the Floyd County school bus John Alex DeRossett was driving crashed into a truck on US Highway 23 and then plunged into the Big Sandy River. Of the 48 children on board, 22 were able to escape; the other 26, plus John, drowned in 30 feet of water. His body was found on March 2, after the bus crash, still inside the bus.
This event received nation-wide publicity and the National Safety Council called it "the worst school bus accident in US history."
This event received nation-wide publicity and the National Safety Council called it "the worst school bus accident in US history."
On the morning of February 28, 1958, the Floyd County school bus John Alex DeRossett was driving crashed into a truck on US Highway 23 and then plunged into the Big Sandy River. Of the 48 children on board, 22 were able to escape; the other 26, plus John, drowned in 30 feet of water. His body was found on March 2, after the bus crash, still inside the bus.
This event received nation-wide publicity and the National Safety Council called it "the worst school bus accident in US history."
This event received nation-wide publicity and the National Safety Council called it "the worst school bus accident in US history."
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