1 dead in crash with Disney Magical Express bus near Epcot

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http://www.cfnews13.com/content/new...icles/cfn/2013/8/16/crash_with_injuries_.html

So horrible!

BAY LAKE -- One person is dead after a crash on Walt Disney World property involving a Disney's Magical Express bus and another car Friday near Epcot.
The crash happened just before 4 p.m. on Epcot Center Drive, near Overpass Road. Epcot Center Drive is completely blocked in that area.
One person, who was in the car, was pronounced dead at Celebration Hospital, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Reedy Creek fire officials said two other people on the bus, including a child, were also transported as a non-emergency precaution.

Disney officials confirmed the crash, saying the Magical Express is a Mears Transportation-owned and operated bus service that runs between Orlando International Airport to Walt Disney World.
One woman on the bus said on Twitter that her children were traumatized by the crash.
The woman, who asked not to be identified, said they were just arriving at Disney World when the crash happened. She said Mears told passengers they were waiting for clearance from FHP to move them off the bus.

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[doconeill]

We heard sirens from the CBR pool area. Just caught the tail end of a news report.

 

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One person in the car near Epcot? I'd hate to think this was a CM.

 

[WDW Crawl]

So sorry for all involved in this horrible accident. This would be horrible anywhere and makes you shiver to see the photos.

Last year we were on a highway and saw a car bowed around a poll on the side of the road and on fire. I pulled over, along with many others to try to see if anyone was there. I won't get into details but someone that was on the scene faster was unable to save the woman and child in the car. It was caused by a semitruck running the car off the road carelessly. The truck never stopped or turned around. That was a day I will probably never forget, and saw how people came together on a stretch of highway to be real humans instead of facades of who we want to appear as. Prayers for these people and anyone else that experiences anything like this.