Four people were transported to hospitals via helicopter with critical injuries while ten more were taken by ground transportation with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The district confirmed that 53 individuals received medical attention, including over 40 students and 10 adults during the crash.
On Friday, a school bus carrying 44 pre-K students and 11 adults from Tom Green Elementary School in Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) crashed on State Highway 21 near Mustang Ridge while returning from a field trip to the Bastrop Zoo. The crash was caused by a cement truck that veered into the bus lane, killing two people including one child and an adult in a Dodge Charger that collided with the back of the bus.
On Friday, a school bus carrying 44 pre-K students and 11 adults from Tom Green Elementary School in Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) crashed on State Highway 21 near Mustang Ridge while returning from a field trip to the Bastrop Zoo. The crash was caused by a cement truck that veered into the bus lane, killing two people including one child and an adult in a Dodge Charger that collided with the back of the bus. Four people were transported to hospitals via helicopter with critical injuries while ten more were taken by ground transportation with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The district confirmed that 53 individuals received medical attention, including over 40 students and 10 adults during the crash. Officials are still investigating the incident.
A school bus carrying Tom Green Elementary School pre-K students hit a cement truck on State Highway 21 near Mustang Ridge.
The driver of the concrete truck is cooperating with authorities, but it's uncertain if they will be charged pending an investigation.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the bus had no seatbelts because it was a 2011 model. However, this statement is incorrect as school buses made since 2017 have seat belts according to Hays Consolidated Independent School District spokesman Tim Savoy.
The article reports that at least two people died in the crash including a child. It does not specify if any of these deaths were caused by injuries sustained from not wearing seatbelts.
The article states that the bus had no seatbelts because it was a 2011 model. However, this statement is incorrect as school buses made since 2017 have seat belts according to Hays Consolidated Independent School District spokesman Tim Savoy.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing the Texas Department of Public Safety and Governor Greg Abbott as sources for information about the crash. However, these sources are not directly related to the content of their statements and therefore cannot be considered reliable or trustworthy in this context.
The driver of the concrete truck was cooperating with authorities
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for Texans to pray for the victims
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The article reports on a school bus crash in Texas that resulted in the death of at least two people. The author does not provide any personal opinions or biases about the incident. However, there are several examples of bias present in the article.
An ambulance bus was used to transport 10 people with minor injuries to the hospital.
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It’s scary to think about crashes involving children
<p>Its not clear if that man was part of the group from the school.</p>
<p>Officials did not give the boy's age. </p>
Several children flew out of the bus, he said
The child who died was a boy
The crash occurred when a concrete truck veered into the lane and struck the bus around 2 p.m.
The state highway can be dangerous because people drive fast on the two-lane road, where the speed limit is 65 mph
> Two dead after school bus carrying dozens of pre-K students rolls over
A school bus carrying Tom Green Elementary School pre-K students hit a cement truck on State Highway 21 near Mustang Ridge.
The concrete truck traveling eastbound on SH 21 veered into the bus, killing a boy inside and an adult in a Dodge Charger that crashed into the back of the bus.
Four people were transported to the hospital by helicopter with critical injuries. Ten more were taken by ground to the hospital with serious, but not critical injuries. Officials don't know their ages or genders.
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The article contains several examples of deceptive practices. Firstly, the author uses sensationalism by stating that at least two people are dead following a school bus crash in Bastrop County on Friday.
An investigation into the deadly crash is expected to take weeks to complete, according to officials.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the investigation into the crash will take weeks to complete according to DPS without providing any evidence or context for this claim.
> At least two people are dead following a school bus crash in Bastrop County on Friday.<br>According to Texas DPS, the crash happened just before 2 p.m. when a Hays CISD school bus carrying Tom Green Elementary School pre-K students hit a cement truck on State Highway 21 near Mustang Ridge.<br>The cement truck traveling eastbound on SH 21 veered into the bus, which was traveling westbound, killing a boy inside. A Dodge Charger then crashed into the back of the bus, killing an adult inside the Dodge.
Hays CISD confirmed that the bus was carrying students who were returning from a field trip to the Bastrop Zoo.<br>Fifty-three people were evaluated, and we’re told more than 40 students and 10 adults were on the bus during the crash.
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses language that depicts one side as extreme or unreasonable by saying 'white supremacists online celebrated the reference to the racist and antisemitic conspiracy.' This is an example of religious bias because it implies that white supremacy is a religion, which it isn't. Additionally, the article mentions Vivek Ramaswamy as being dog-whistling to supporters of extremist far-right ideologies and wild conspiracy theories like QAnon. This is an example of monetary bias because it implies that supporting these ideas will lead to financial gain.
Vivek Ramaswamy has been dog-whistling to supporters of extremist far-right ideologies and wild conspiracy theories like QAnon.
white supremacists online celebrated the reference to the racist and antisemitic conspiracy.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of school bus crashes in Bastrop County as they are reporting on an incident involving Hays CISD and Tom Green Elementary School. The article also mentions Mustang Ridge which is another location where there have been incidents involving school buses.
The author reports that a cement truck veered into a Hays CISD school bus carrying pre-K students near Mustang Ridge, causing two deaths.
A man and child were killed in a Texas school bus crash with a concrete truck while returning from a field trip to the Bastrop Zoo.
The driver of a Dodge Charger crashed into the bus, killing a man inside.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the article implies that two people were killed in a school bus crash when only one person was actually killed. Secondly, the author uses sensationalism by stating that there were 'more than 40' students on board and then immediately following up with 'a child'. This is misleading as it suggests all those on board are children which isn't true. Thirdly, the article quotes a statement from Hays CISD saying that parents of students have been notified directly but does not provide any information about how many parents were contacted or if there was any delay in notification. Lastly, the author uses an emotional appeal by stating 'Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave his condolences and praised first responders' which is meant to tug at the heartstrings of readers.
The author states there are more than 40 students on board but then immediately follows up with 'a child'
'Parents of students have been notified directly' is quoted without any information about how many parents were contacted or if there was any delay in notification
The title implies that two people were killed when only one was actually killed
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The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it quotes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's statement without providing any context or evidence for his condolences and praise of the first responders.
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The cement truck veered onto the school bus lane, which killed a child.
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses the phrase 'returning from a field trip to a zoo' which implies that it is an outing for leisure purposes rather than education. This could be seen as promoting the idea that school trips are just fun days off, rather than important educational experiences.
The bus was carrying Tom Green Elementary pre-K students as they were returning from a field trip to the Bastrop Zoo.
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Louis Casiano has a conflict of interest on the topic of Texas school bus crashes as he is reporting for Fox News. The article discusses the crash involving Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) and Tom Green Elementary in Bastrop County, which occurred at Texas State Highway 21 and Caldwell Road. Casiano also mentions the Dodge Charger driver who was involved in the accident.
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Louis Casiano has a conflict of interest on the topic of Texas school bus crashes as he is reporting for Fox News. The article discusses the crash involving Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) and Tom Green Elementary in Bastrop County, which occurred at Texas State Highway 21 and Caldwell Road. Casiano also mentions the Dodge Charger driver who crashed into the bus, killing a man and child.
