Families of the children who were involved in a school bus crash in the Mars School District have filed a lawsuit against the bus company.
The suit was filed against AJ Myers & Sons and the Mars Area School District late last week, it includes eight children of five families.
The compliant says some students are now afraid to get on the bus since the accident. Some also suffered injuries such as concussions from the crash.
The lawsuit also alleges that the driver of the bus had three previous reported accidents including one with EMS called to the scene. When parents raised concerns about the driver they say they were ignored.
Attorney Tim Wojton is representing the families, he says the crash was preventable and there has to be accountability.
“It goes to prove how preventable this incident was, I mean it was not only foreseeable and predictable it was very much preventable,” said Wojton. “That’s the accountability piece.”
More parents and children could be added to the lawsuit in the coming days.