School bus crash in Buncombe County leaves students unharmed

On a Thursday afternoon in Buncombe County, fourteen young students aboard a school bus found themselves at the center of a collision that could have turned ordinary into tragic. Near the intersection of Buckeye Cove Road and US 70, a Mustang and a school bus met in ways no one planned — yet the outcome, shaped by a driver's composure and the swift presence of first responders, spared the children from harm. The only injury belonged to the other driver, who was treated and transported to Mission Hospital. In the larger human story, this moment reminds us how thin the line is between routine an