Youngstown school bus hits house in Campbell

A Youngstown City School Bus driver lost control of his bus this morning coming off Sixteenth Street onto Blossom Avenue in Campbell and came to a stop between two homes on Blossom after crossing a lawn.

No students were on the bus when the mishap occurred at about 8:30 a.m. and the driver was not injured. The student had been dropped off at St. Joseph the Provider School on Porter Avenue about a block away from the accident scene, said Anthony DeNiro, assistant superintendent for business affairs for the Youngstown City School District.

DeNiro said there was minimal damage to the bus, the driver side mirror was knocked off, and to the home at 521 Blossom, a down spout was damaged. He said the school district will repair the home and the lawn that was damaged.

The mishap, which at this point looks like a freak accident that the driver said was caused when his foot got caught between the gas and brake pedals, will be thoroughly investigated.

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