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Four school buses crash daily in metro Atlanta

Cobb reports 157 accidents through November
A crash involving a school bus and three other vehicles on Oct. 25 resulted in heavy delays on the Downtown Connector, one injury and a traffic charge for one of the drivers. The only injury was to the driver of the Honda, who was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and charged with improper lane change. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

Credit: John Spink

Credit: John Spink

A crash involving a school bus and three other vehicles on Oct. 25 resulted in heavy delays on the Downtown Connector, one injury and a traffic charge for one of the drivers. The only injury was to the driver of the Honda, who was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and charged with improper lane change. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Christopher Quinn
Dec 16, 2016

An analysis of school bus crash data shows that more than four buses a day in metro Atlanta are involved in minor to major accidents.

Cobb County schools reported 276 crashes in 2014, 195 crashes in 2015 and 157 so far this year.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found in a review of bus crash data that some districts do not fully report the number of accidents. That is important because without the data the state Department of Education has a harder time tracking safety issues, bad drivers and prepare training.

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Christopher Quinn is a writer and editor who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. He writes stories on Veterans Affairs, business including high-tech growth in metro Atlanta, Georgia's $72 billion farm economy, and he oversees assigning and editing news obituaries.

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