Chattanooga bus crash victim relative: ‘Y’all pray for my nephew’

However, Garrett also said there were many witnesses who have not yet been interviewed, most notably the children who were on the bus.

Gov. Bill Haslam visited Chattanooga Wednesday and said it was time for the state and local school boards to engage in a full review of the school transportation system.

The NFL’s Tennessee Titans announced the team’s foundation is donating $25,000 to The Woodmore Fund to benefit the families of victims of the Chattanooga school bus crash. He said the thorough review would include everything from hiring drivers, to ensuring the safety of equipment, to looking at seat belts for the kids. Jasmine Mateen, whose 6-year-old daughter was among the dead, said one of her two surviving children who were on the bus told her about the driver’s remarks.

Duke said in the video posted Wednesday that his company is cooperating fully with investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board in its investigation.

“The mother says that in the moments before the crash, the bus driver said something to the effect of ‘Are you all ready to die?’ and then seconds later, the bus was on its side and five kids were killed”, the report said.

A child injured in the devastating Chattanooga school bus crash died Wednesday night, according to police.

“I was shocked”, said Walker’s co-worker at Amazon, Breonna Ross.

Investigators are facing similar challenges in retrieving speed and braking information from the engine control module that was removed from the bus.

The child, who is now the sixth victim of the crash, has not been identified by police, but ABC-affiliate WTVC learned his name is Keyonte Wilson.

“We will be exploring what were the deficiencies”, he said.

Austin Garrett told reporters Wednesday that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tested 24-year-old Johnthony Walker’s blood. No one was ejected from the bus.

Durham School Services, a company that transports more than 1 million students daily at schools across the United States, said it was working with police and school officials to investigate.

No drugs or alcohol were found in the system of the school bus driver at the wheel in a crash that killed five children and injured several others, according to Chattanooga police.

Six students were in critical condition and another six were hospitalized with less severe injuries, Kelly said.

Some parents of children in Chattanooga have told news media that they previously complained to school officials about Walker speeding on the job.

A bus carrying almost 40 elementary school children ran off the road and slammed into a tree.

“My responsibility now is to look for answers – answers about why this tragedy occurred and answers for how we can make sure that this never, ever happens again”, he said.

LaFrederick Thirkill remembered his 9-year-old cousin, Cordayja Jones, as a girly-girl, who liked dressing up and giving hugs.

Three fourth-graders, a first-grader and a kindergartner died in the crash, and many of their classmates suffered serious injuries.

“My son he loved to smile, loved to take a picture so I always have to feel like I’m in front of the cam for him he loved the camera”, Brown said.