Show Cache County School I IBus Bus Goes In Ditch In Layton Sat AM A.M. Five South Cache high school students were injured 10 minutes to tome toone toone one me Saturday morning on the state highway in Layton as they were re- re returning returning turning home The injured were taken to the Dee hospital in Ogden by Dr Noal Noah Z Tanner Four of the students I were released Saturday afternoon and the fifth one Sunday afternoon About a dozen more were vere injured more nore or less in this accident The bus was returning the students stu stu- students students dents home from the Utah state high ligh school basketball tourney at athe atthe t the he U. U of U. U field house in Salt Lake City Those students who were taken to the hospital were Mardell Le Le- Lewis Lewis Le- Le Levis wis vis 17 of River Heights Logan Artell 16 of Providence Leah Maughan 17 of Wellsville I Myrtle Johnson 16 of Providence and Melvin Mclvin Leishman ishman 16 of Wells Wells- viMe ville Their injuries were confined confined- to severe shock deep cuts and bruises The accident was caused when the he left front wheel on the bus froze either cither from a dry bearing or orthe orthe the he hydraulic brake locked After the bus was removed from the ditch at the preliminary investigation tion the mechanic was unable to decide the cause of the accident The rhe bus was being driven by Wil ViI ord rord George of Wellsville the regular regu regu- regular regular lar driver He has a state bus drivers drivers drivers ers license and had just completed the weeks two drivers school in Lo Lo- Logan Logan Lo- Lo Logan gan last week This bus was inspected on November No No- November November vember 2 1939 and had passed with the exceptions of a few minor faults as follows A k cracked window a short exhaust pipe one defective stop light and clearance light and exhaust heater instead of steam heater The short exhaust pipe was the only major defect |