Canyon, TX — February 4, 2025, one person was injured in a truck accident at about 3:35 p.m. at U.S. Route 60 and F.M. 2590.
Authorities said a semi-truck ran a red light as it was heading east on U.S. 60 and crashed into a school bus that was turning onto F.M. 2590/VFW Road.
One student on the Canyon Independent School District bus was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
It is not clear how many students were on the bus at the time of the crash, but district officials said it was transporting students from Spring Canyon Elementary School and Canyon Intermediate School.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the crash at this time. The accident is still being investigated.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When a semi-truck runs a red light and crashes into a school bus, most people assume it’s an open-and-shut case: the truck driver is to blame. That may turn out to be true, but in my experience, these situations are rarely that simple. The real question is why the truck ran the light, and that’s something that can’t be determined just by looking at the crash scene.
One possibility is driver error: was the trucker distracted, fatigued or simply not paying attention? Investigators should be pulling the driver’s phone records to rule out distraction, checking their hours-of-service logs to determine if fatigue played a role and looking at dashcam footage or eyewitness accounts to see if they attempted to brake. The truck’s engine control module (ECM) can also provide critical data, showing whether the driver tried to slow down or if they went through the light at full speed.
Another angle to consider is mechanical failure. If the truck’s brakes failed, that could explain why it didn’t stop in time. But brake failure doesn’t just happen out of nowhere. It usually points to poor maintenance. That means investigators need to check maintenance records to see if the trucking company was cutting corners on safety.
Then, there’s the question of company policies. Was this driver under pressure to meet an unrealistic delivery schedule? In some cases, companies push their drivers to the limit, making them feel like they have no choice but to speed or take risks to stay on schedule. That’s something that won’t be found at the crash scene: it requires digging into the company’s dispatch records and policies.
At this point, the authorities haven’t said much about what happened, but if they stop their investigation at just the crash scene, key details may be missed. Holding the right people accountable requires looking at all the available evidence, not just what’s in front of them on the road.
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