School Bus Rollover Crash: No Students on Board, Driver Safe

Scene of a rollover bus crash this morning on KY HWY 728.

Darren Doyle, story:
A school bus driver escaped with minor injuries after a rollover crash this morning on Nolin Dam Road. No students were on the bus at the time of the crash.

According to the Edmonson County Sheriff's Office, on Friday, March 27th, an Edmonson County School bus was headed east on KY HWY 728 (Nolin Dam Road) around 7:40AM. The Sheriff's Office stated that for an unknown reason, the bus dropped off the right shoulder of the roadway, overcorrected, and flipped onto its side. 

The bus then slid down the roadway and over an embankment, where it rolled again and landed upright, the Sheriff's Office stated. The driver of the bus was identified as Dennis Knight, (59) of Bee Spring, who was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the Sheriff's Office, and they confirmed there were no students on board at the time of the incident.

Scene of a rollover bus crash this morning on KY HWY 728.

Superintendent of Edmonson County Schools Brian Alexander spoke on the incident.

"We are beyond thankful no students were on this bus and we are equally thankful the bus driver is safe," he said. "We cannot comment on specific injuries or health status due to confidentiality."

Alexander also said the school district has investigated the matter as required by Board policy and State law and that no incriminating evidence of any kind has been discovered in the incident.

Also responding was the Kyrock Fire Department and Edmonson EMS.