LA MARQUE, Texas – A privately-owned school bus crashed into a home along Main Street in La Marque on Friday afternoon.
The La Marque Police Department responded to the call at the corner of Main Street and Lone Star Street around 1:45 p.m., according to a post on Facebook.
The school bus is privately owned and was not transporting students, according to a spokesperson with the La Marque Police Department.
Two people on board, the driver and their 13-year-old child, were hurt in the crash. They received minor injuries.
A private school bus crashed into a home along Main Street in La Marque.
— Gage Goulding - KPRC 2 (@GageGoulding) April 5, 2024
Only minor injuries for the two on the bus.
Luckily the homeowner just went inside from the porch a few minutes before the bus crashed into their home.@KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/EQmMH9ZIvw
Dianne Murphy owns the home that was hit. She tells KPRC 2′s Gage Goulding that she just went inside from sitting on the porch a few minutes before the crash.
“It would have hit me. You see the chair where it was at,” Murphy told KPRC 2. “I was getting thirsty and I said, well go get something to drink. And I think something told me to go. I wasn’t going to go. And I said, yeah, go, go, go get something to drink. So thank God I did go.”
Minutes later the crash happened. A utility pole, a street sign and Murphy’s van were also damaged in the accident.
The La Marque Police Department says that the crash may have been caused by a mechanical issue with the bus. No charges are expected to be filed.
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