How does this even happen?

[Dzimm]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/oakland-bus-fire-iowa-school-bus-fire-kills-people/

 

It's worded poorly in the report, they were the only two people on the bus, it was the first stop of the day.. 

 

This is extremely sad and I'm glad there was nobody else on the bus.  

 

I'm so confused how the bus could have gone up in flames so fast that the driver and student couldn't escape.  The "crash" was obviously at a very low speed and I can't imagine would injure or knock out the two.  Something seems super weird about this, how does a school bus go up so quick that there is no escape?  The only thing I could think of is one or the other being in shock and the other trying to get them off but not making it out in time.  Even this doesn't seem very likely to me.  Any ideas? 

 

 

[yellaheep]

 

 

Looks like it's a pretty deep ditch the bus got backed into, might have caused some kids to get banged around.  Perhaps the student was unconscious toward the back and the driver went back to get her off the bus and they got caught in a quickly growing fire.  Says that upwards of 20 others got off the bus ok so I gotta think the one student was compromised somehow - or maybe she had mobility issues (wheelchair) and the driver couldn't get her out quick enough.... but the bus doesn't appear to have handicap ramps/doors.  

[87Warrior]

That is heartbreaking 

 

I do agree that the incident seems like it should have been minor, but fire spreads fast, really fast. The driver probably remained in the bus to escort the students to safety. It pains me to see the rear door sealed shut, an obvious escape... but, perhaps the body of the bus was tweaked and the door couldn't open. 

[Jeep Driver]

One of 639 reasons we homeschool. 

[Dzimm]

8 hours ago, yellaheep said:

 

 

Looks like it's a pretty deep ditch the bus got backed into, might have caused some kids to get banged around.  Perhaps the student was unconscious toward the back and the driver went back to get her off the bus and they got caught in a quickly growing fire.  Says that upwards of 20 others got off the bus ok so I gotta think the one student was compromised somehow - or maybe she had mobility issues (wheelchair) and the driver couldn't get her out quick enough.... but the bus doesn't appear to have handicap ramps/doors.  

No this was the first stop of the day, they were the only two on the bus!  Hence my confusion. It said there COULD have been upwards of 20 students on board (they worded that terribly).  In another article they showed a picture of the two, neither looked to have any mobility issues, he was an active church member and city council member and she was a weightlifter.  Either way, I would think that at least one of them would have made it off.