Man killed in Route 210 crash that left school bus on its side

Nbcwashington · May 08, 2026 · 313 words · By Jessica Albert; Andrea Swalec

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A man was killed in a crash on Route 210 in Accokeek that left a school bus on its side.

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What happened

A man was killed in a crash on Route 210 in Accokeek that left a school bus on its side.

Why it matters

The man was driving a car, the school bus driver and a second driver were injured and no children were on board the bus, authorities said.

Common ground

News4 video shows the overturned bus and the mangled wreckage of a Mercedes.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Traffic Safety story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Route 210, a major thoroughfare through Prince George’s and Charles counties, has been the repeated site of deadly crashes and has been called the “Highway of Death.”?
How does this story connect Traffic Safety with Public Infrastructure Danger over the next few days?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Route 210, a major thoroughfare through Prince George’s and Charles counties, has been the repeated site of deadly crashes and has been called the “Highway of Death.””

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Multiple sources confirm Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) is a major corridor in Prince George's and Charles counties and is referred to as the 'Highway of death' due to its danger.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maryland Route 210 (MD 210) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Indian Head Highway, the highway runs 20.86 miles (33.57 km) from Potomac Avenue in Indian Head north to the Dist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Route_210

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince George's County (often shortened to PG County, PG, or PGC) is located in the U.S. state of Maryland bordering the eastern portion of Washington, D.C. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George's_County,_Maryla…

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Claim 2: “The man was driving a car, the school bus driver and a second driver were injured and no children were on board the bus”

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The provided evidence for this claim describes unrelated crashes: one with 23 children on board, one in Tusky Valley, and one where no students were hurt but the context does not match the Route 210 incident. No evidence confirms the specific details of the car driver, bus driver, and SUV driver for the Accokeek crash.

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web search NEUTRAL — A school bus with 23 children on board flips over after a driver crashes into it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSeuZhy5EQY

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web search NEUTRAL — The truck driver found guilty of causing a crash that killed six people in 2023 in a bus accident was sentenced to 18 months.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/continuing-coverage/tusk…

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web search NEUTRAL — The bus driver activated the bus's flashing lights and opened the door, deputies said. The children climbed on board.No students were injured. The bus driver was also not hurt.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/cra…

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Claim 3: “The crash occurred at Route 210 and Pine Drive.”

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While evidence mentions a crash near Route 210 and Pine Lane Road in 2008, there is no evidence provided that the specific school bus crash mentioned in Claim 0 occurred at the intersection of Route 210 and Pine Drive.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 18 (SR 18) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It serves as a primary route into the San Bernardino Mountains, both from the Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan area from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_18

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 2 (SR 2) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It connects the Los Angeles Basin with the San Gabriel Mountains and the Victor Valley in the Mojave Desert. The highway's sout…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_2

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Claim 4: “A man was killed in a crash on Route 210 in Accokeek that left a school bus on its side.”

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One web search result mentions a person killed in a crash involving a school bus on a busy Maryland highway in Prince George's County, but the other results describe different accidents on Route 210 (a woman hitting a pole, a multi-car crash). There is not enough independent corroboration to reach 'corroborated' status, but the event is mentioned once.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maryland Route 228 (MD 228) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Berry Road, the state highway runs 6.88 miles (11.07 km) from MD 210 in Accokeek east to U.S. Route 301 (US 301)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Route_228

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maryland Route 373 (MD 373) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Accokeek Road, the highway runs 8.16 miles (13.13 km) from MD 210 in Accokeek east to Brandywine Road just east o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Route_373

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Claim 5: “Traffic-calming measures have included adding speed cameras.”

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The evidence provided regarding speed cameras and traffic-calming measures refers to Ontario, Canada, and the banning of speed cameras there, not to Route 210 in Maryland.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Route 210, also known as the Burin Peninsula Highway and Heritage Run, is a highway that extends through the Burin Peninsula from Goobies to Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador. The maximum speed l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Rout…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 210 (SR 210), also known as Ross Clark Circle or simply "The Circle" to locals, is a route overlaid by US 84, US 231, and US 431 encircling Dothan, Alabama in Houston County. For many year…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_State_Route_210

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Foothill Freeway is a freeway in the Greater Los Angeles in the U.S. state of California, running from the Sylmar district of Los Angeles east to Redlands. The western segment is signed as Interst…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foothill_Freeway

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Claim 6: “Prince George’s County officers responded at about 7:20 a.m.”

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The evidence provided for Prince George's County officers responding refers to a child falling from a building and a shooting in Oxon Hill, not the school bus crash on Route 210.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to urban legend, Goatman is a creature resembling a goat-human hybrid often credited with canine deaths and purported to take refuge in the woods of Prince George's County, Maryland, United …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goatman_(urban_legend)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,010. Its county seat is Prince George. Prince George County is located within the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George_County,_Virginia

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Claim 7: “The car’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene, the man driving the bus was taken to a hospital and the driver of an SUV was treated at the scene.”

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The evidence provided describes unrelated crashes in Italy, Lynden, and a tour bus crash. None of these refer to the specific incident on Route 210 in Accokeek.

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web search NEUTRAL — The SUV driver, identified as Germano De Luca, 85, from Fregona, died at the scene; at least 15 students and the bus driver sustained minor injuries and were treated locally or taken to the Oderzo hos…
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122232316922255758

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web search NEUTRAL — Annette Lyon, a school bus driver in Lynden, died after a crash with an SUV. Police seek witnesses as the investigation continues.
https://www.king5.com/article/traffic/traffic-news/lynden-sc…

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web search NEUTRAL — The SUV driver died and 32 people from the tour bus were transported to the hospital, officials said.
https://abc7.com/post/1-dead-dozens-injured-fiery-crash-betw…

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