One person died Sunday after an SUV plowed into a “Santa’s Wonderland” bus in College Station, Texas.
The SUV was traveling southbound and crossed onto the highway and over a median before the collision, according to KBTX. A fire then broke out following the crash.
One person is dead and two others have serious injuries after a vehicle going the wrong way on a highway crashed into a Santa’s Wonderland shuttle bus in College Station, Texas. https://t.co/Fj49h5Pern
— WFAA (@wfaa) November 21, 2022
A College Station police officer pulled the bus driver out from the burning wreckage, the outlet reported. The driver suffered severe injuries from the crash. The man’s family has identified the man as Calvin Hill, a football and track and field coach at Rudder High School. Two other people on the bus avoided serious injuries. (RELATED: School Bus Crashes Head On Into Dump Truck, Sending 15 Kids To Hospital)
The male driver of the SUV was killed, KBTX reported. A tow truck driver and bystanders rescued a female also in the SUV. She was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
The bus is used to shuttle people to the Christmas-themed Post Oak Mall, reported KBTX.
“Late Saturday, one of our Santa’s Wonderland buses was struck by a vehicle that was traveling the wrong way on Hwy 6 near Post Oak Mall resulting in one fatality and several injuries,” Santa’s Wonderland posted to Facebook. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the individuals and families affected by this enormous tragedy.”
“Santa’s Wonderland bus driver and long-term team member Calvin Hill was rescued by College Station police on site and experienced serious injuries,” the post reads. “Our entire Santa’s Wonderland family is praying for Calvin.”
