Overview
- The Dillard Charter Academy bus, which crashed Thursday in Goldsboro, injured six of nine students and left the driver airlifted to ECU Health in Greenville.
- UNC Health Wayne treated the children after the crash, and hospital officials said all students have now been discharged.
- Police say the cause remains under investigation, with questions about the route and speed after neighbors reported the bus appeared to exceed the 25 mph limit.
- City records document at least nine prior strikes at the same railroad bridge since December 2022, often involving moving trucks and other tall vehicles.
- The bridge clears only about 7.5 feet, far below a typical school bus height of 10 to 11 feet, prompting city leaders to push for brighter warning signs as Norfolk Southern notes the city controls roadway signage.