TOWNLEY – No one was injured when a Walker County school bus caught fire on Highway 102 near Townley on Tuesday.
Walker County Schools Superintendent Dr. Dennis Willingham confirmed to The Community Journal that the bus was involved in an accident.
“Because our students were properly trained through bus evacuation drills, they and the bus driver safely exited out of the back of the bus,” Willingham said.
Dr. Willingham said that citizens stopped to help direct traffic around the bus until departments from Carbon Hill, Saragossa and Townley responded to the scene.
“We are assessing the situation but the main thing now is the children are home and safe,” Willingham said.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
