Surveillance video obtained by NBC 5 shows a motorcycle crashing into a school bus in Fort Worth, killing the motorcycle rider.
Fort Worth Police said the crash happened about 8:15 a.m.Tuesday near 400 Beach Street.
As police investigate the cause of the fatal crash, witnesses told NBC 5 they’ve been struggling to forget what they saw.
“It was just terrible, honestly, to see just everything that happened this morning,” said Charlene Dives.
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Surveillance video of the incident from a nearby building showed a school bus making a left turn across oncoming traffic. Suddenly, a motorcycle slammed into the right side of the bus.
After the impact, the bike burst into flames and the rider lay on the road unmoving. Moments later, another motorcycle rider arrived at the scene.
That rider started trying to move the bike off the rider as other drivers gathered around the crash.
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An EMS team from MedStar Ambulance tried to provide lifesaving measures, but police said the rider involved in the crash died at the scene.
“It was just very heartbreaking,” Dives said. “Also seeing the kids get out of the bus, some of them crying, I can only imagine the trauma that they’re going to be going through.”
MedStar said there were four people onboard the school bus, but didn’t share how many were adults and how many were students.
“The school bus on its way to Riverside Middle School was involved in an accident this morning and no students or staff were injured,” Fort Worth ISD said in a statement. “Emergency personnel responded rapidly to the incident.”
“All students arrived at campus safely,” the district continued. “Our crisis response team actively provided counseling to the students involved, with individual meetings to address their emotional needs.”
“The district is cooperating fully with authorities to investigate the incident,” the statement ended.
Surveillance video showed the school bus driving out of frame after the collision.
NBC 5 asked police if the driver left the scene, and if any cause of the crash had been determined.
“The bus remained on scene,” Fort Worth police responded. “The investigation process will be done by our Traffic Investigation Unit, too early to know exactly what factors caused the accident.”
Witnesses said the crash showed the potential danger of often high-speed traffic in the area.
“Especially with there being school buses, city buses, all kinds of cars passing through, it is very terrifying sometimes,” Dives said.
Neither the motorcycle rider nor the school bus driver have been identified. NBC 5 will keep monitoring for any charges that are filed in connection with this investigation.
