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Durham: School bus hits pole on Holloway Street; no one hurt

WRAL and CBS 17 both report a Wednesday crash involving a Reaching All Minds Academy bus and about 30 students. They split on the clock and on the exact stretch of road.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Triangle Local Newsroom · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • A school bus carrying about 30 students from Reaching All Minds Academy was in a wreck Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, on Holloway Street in Durham. Both WRAL and CBS 17 write that no one was hurt.Confirmed by WRAL; Durham Police Department, as reported by CBS 17 (both posted Oct. 28, 2026)
  • WRAL placed the wreck beside LC Auto Sales on Holloway Street, wrote that communication lines came down, and said a viewer-submitted photo showed the bus had left the curb and stopped on that lot, with some cars damaged.Confirmed by WRAL (posted Oct. 28, 2026)
  • CBS 17, citing the Durham Police Department, put the wreck at N.C. 98 and Holloway Street near Chandler Road and wrote that the bus hit power lines. That page did not name the dealership. It did say several vehicles in a nearby auto-sales lot were damaged.Confirmed by Durham Police Department, as reported by CBS 17 (posted Oct. 28, 2026)
  • WRAL timed the crash around 7:40 a.m. CBS 17's opening sentence said Wednesday morning, then its police paragraph said around 7:40 p.m. Those clocks do not match. This file does not treat evening as when it happened.Confirmed by Comparison of WRAL and CBS 17 (Oct. 28, 2026)
  • CBS 17 wrote that the charter school sits at 2703 Holloway Street, about three miles from the wreck. WRAL did not print that distance.Confirmed by CBS 17 only (Oct. 28, 2026)
  • CBS 17, citing the department, wrote that there were no power outages and that no one had been charged as of Wednesday morning.Confirmed by Durham Police Department, as reported by CBS 17 (Oct. 28, 2026)
  • WRAL wrote that it was unclear what caused the wreck. It mentioned morning fog but said authorities had not tied visibility to the crash.Confirmed by WRAL (Oct. 28, 2026)
  • A dealership worker, quoted only by CBS 17, said the damaged cars are insured. That is not a police finding and is not treated as a confirmed official fact.Confirmed by CBS 17 only (Oct. 28, 2026)

Still unknown

  • Which clock is right (WRAL's 7:40 a.m. or CBS 17's 7:40 p.m. line)
  • Whether the wreck was at LC Auto Sales, at N.C. 98 and Holloway near Chandler Road, or at both if those describe the same corner
  • What caused the crash
  • Whether fog played any role
  • A written Durham Police Department release we can read ourselves

What this means for you

Roads
WRAL wrote that communication lines came down on Holloway Street. CBS 17, citing Durham police, wrote that there were no power outages. Check DriveNC or 511 before you travel, and treat this page as news, not a road closure board.
Schools
Both pages name Reaching All Minds Academy and write that no one was hurt. The school has not posted an account we have read.

Instructions from City of Durham non-emergency listing; Durham CrimeStoppers

This site is not the Durham Police Department or the school. For the case, use the department. Tips can go to Durham police at 919-560-4600, or to Durham CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200 or durhamcrimestoppers.org. This is not an emergency service. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Durham, a school bus carrying about 30 students struck a utility pole Wednesday, according to city police as reported by CBS 17 and to WRAL's own account.

Both pages name Reaching All Minds Academy. Each says nobody on board was injured.

Where

WRAL placed the wreck beside LC Auto Sales on Holloway Street and said the bus left the curb and stopped on that lot, damaging some cars. The WNCN story, quoting the department, put it at N.C. 98 and Holloway Street near Chandler Road and described a strike on the power lines. That page did not name the dealership.

CBS 17 also wrote that the charter school sits at 2703 Holloway Street, about three miles from the wreck. WRAL did not print that distance.

When

WRAL timed the crash around 7:40 a.m. CBS 17's opening sentence said Wednesday morning, then its police paragraph said around 7:40 p.m. Those clocks do not match, so evening is not treated here as the crash time.

What officials added

CBS 17, citing that force, wrote that power stayed on and that nobody had been charged as of Wednesday morning. WRAL wrote that communication lines came down and that the cause was still unclear. It mentioned morning fog but said authorities had not tied visibility to the crash.

A dealership worker, quoted only on the WNCN page, said the damaged cars are insured. That is not an official finding.

Triangle Local is not Durham's police force or the school. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What we don't know yet

It is still unclear which clock is right, whether the two location lines describe the same corner, and what caused the wreck.

Photos

Text-only. No outlet or viewer photos are used here.

Why it matters

A school bus with about 30 students hit a pole on a busy Durham street Wednesday. Families need that no one was reported hurt, and they need the splits the two stations still have on the time and the exact stretch of Holloway Street.

Updates

  1. Oct 28, 2026, 10:12 AM

    WRAL and CBS 17 report a Wednesday Holloway Street wreck involving a Reaching All Minds Academy bus and about 30 students, with no one hurt. WRAL times it around 7:40 a.m. beside LC Auto Sales. CBS 17, citing Durham police, uses N.C. 98 and Holloway near Chandler Road and a 7:40 p.m. line that conflicts with its own morning lede.

Sources

  1. School bus crashes into utility pole at Durham car dealership (WRAL staff, posted Oct. 28, 2026, 8:33 a.m. Eastern as stamped in feeds: communication lines down; LC Auto Sales on Holloway Street; bus carrying around 30 students from Reaching All Minds Academy; viewer-submitted photo, jumped the curb, came to rest on the dealership lot; some vehicles damaged; around 7:40 a.m.; no one injured; cause unclear; thick fog mentioned, authorities have not said visibility was a factor. Text-only; no WRAL or viewer photos used.)

    Published by WRAL · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 10:10 AM

  2. School bus crashes into utility pole in Durham, damages cars at dealership (CBS 17 / WNCN, posted Oct. 28, 2026, 9:18 a.m. Eastern, modified 9:44 a.m.: Durham Police Department; opening sentence said Wednesday morning; bus hit power lines at N.C. 98 and Holloway Street near Chandler Road around 7:40 p.m.; about 30 students; no injuries; Reaching All Minds Academy, a public charter school at 2703 Holloway Street, about three miles from the incident; no power outages; no charges as of Wednesday morning; several vehicles at an auto dealership damaged; a worker said the vehicles are insured. Read via the station's public WordPress JSON because the HTML page returned 403 here. Text-only; no CBS 17 photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Durham Police Department, via CBS 17 (WNCN) · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 10:10 AM

  3. Durham 911 Center non-emergency number (919-560-4600)

    Official sourcePublished by City of Durham · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 10:10 AM

  4. Durham CrimeStoppers (919-683-1200; durhamcrimestoppers.org)

    Official sourcePublished by Durham CrimeStoppers · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 10:10 AM

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