---
title: "Video: School Bus Shoves Family’s Car Across Parking Lot on First Day of School"
description: "And how was your first day of school?"
date: "2017-08-25"
modified: "2017-08-25"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/13811/video-school-bus-shoves-familys-car-across-parking-lot-on-first-day-of-school"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Accident"
  - "Honda Accord"
  - "Kentucky"
  - "school bus"
---

# Video: School Bus Shoves Family’s Car Across Parking Lot on First Day of School

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With the clash of new routines and organizational abilities deadened by a summer of carefree fun, the first day of school is stressful enough for families. Now imagine you're finally out the door, backing out of your parking spot with your small child in the back seat, and *WHAM—*a [school bus](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/1045/is-your-kids-school-bus-a-deathtrap>) full of kids smashes into your car. Oh, and it doesn't stop.

That was the scary situation, Hari Har Maharana, his wife Nibedita Sohu, and their three-year-old daughter Sanvika found themselves in Monday morning as they left for Savinka's first day of school in Louisville, Kentucky, [according to *Wave 3 News*.](<https://www.wave3.com/story/36202149/video-school-bus-pushes-car-with-family-inside>) Maharana was reversing out of his parking spot at their apartment complex when suddenly a school bus with 46 Jefferson County Public School students on board came around the corner and t-boned their [Honda Accord.](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12474/say-hello-to-the-2018-honda-accord>)

But despite the impact, the bus driver didn't stop. Video recorded by a witness shows the school bus slowly pushing the Accord sideways through the parking lot for 121 feet while Maharana desperately honks the horn to get the driver's attention. Between that, the actual collision, the screeching tires, and the fact that students on the bus reportedly tried to alert him, we're completely at a loss as to why he kept on the gas here.

https://youtube.com/embed/Pvyay62cwks

Some sort of medical episode might explain it, but that doesn't seem to be the case—[*Wave 3 News* reports](<https://www.wave3.com/story/36202149/video-school-bus-pushes-car-with-family-inside>) Jefferson County Public Schools are investigating the incident, issuing a statement calling it a "blatant disregard for safety" and confirming the driver has been suspended. Louisville Police also looked into the crash, but no charges have been issued. Fortunately, Maharana, Sohu, and little Sanvika were uninjured, though they're understandably shaken up.

Maharana speculates the driver just couldn't see the smaller sedan over the hood, but the family's neighbors told *Wave 3 News* that school buses are regularly seen speeding through the complex's roads and parking lots.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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