64-year-old school district worker dies in crash with school bus, SC officials say
A 64-year-old school district worker died in a head-on crash with a South Carolina school bus, officials said.
State troopers said the man’s SUV was traveling through Marion County when it collided with the bus that had been going in the opposite direction. The school bus then ran into a ditch and fence, Cpl. David Jones with the S.C. Highway Patrol said in a news release.
The SUV driver died at the scene of the Dec. 8 crash. The Marion County coroner’s office identified him as 64-year-old Edward McKenzie Alston of Mullins, roughly 45 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach.
In emails to McClatchy News, the Marion County School District said Alston died in an incident involving a district school bus. He had worked for the district since 2016 and was a food service operator.
“The thoughts and prayers of the entire district are with the employee’s family and friends at this time,” officials said in a written statement.
The school bus reportedly wasn’t carrying students at the time of the crash. The bus driver and a passenger went to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries, troopers said.
Officials continue to investigate the crash, which was reported just before 10:30 a.m. on West Marion Street in Mullins. An autopsy is scheduled for Dec. 9, deputy coroner Jim Gray told McClatchy News in a phone interview.
This story was originally published December 9, 2022 at 9:33 AM with the headline "64-year-old school district worker dies in crash with school bus, SC officials say."
