IDs of child, motorist killed in school-bus accident released

Investigators continue their probe, but a full report may take weeks

DALE — Officials have released the identities of a 5-year-old preschooler and an adult who perished in a collision March 22 involving a Hays Consolidated Independent School District school bus and a cement truck in southwest Bastrop County.

The mishap sent 10 others with severe injuries to area hospitals via helicopter and ground transportation, according to the Department of Public Safety.