1 Child Dies, 14 Hurt in School Bus Accident
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A school bus carrying children to an elementary school collided with a trash truck in Arlington, killing one child and injuring 14 others.
Lilibeth Gomez, 9, a third-grader, was killed in the head-on crash near a busy intersection, Arlington Public Schools Supt. Robert G. Smith said.
The bus driver, a 37-year-old woman, underwent surgery for non-life-threatening injuries and remained hospitalized. The trash truck driver was critically injured.
Arlington County and Virginia state police and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating the accident.
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