Bus Crash Documentary to Debut in Kentucky
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Updated: 8:39 PM Dec 29, 2009
Bus Crash Documentary to Debut in Kentucky
A documentary film about the school bus crash that killed 26 children and their driver is set to debut February in Prestonsburg, near the site of the tragedy 51 years ago.
Posted: 2:38 PM Dec 29, 2009
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The Independent of Ashland reports the film, "The Very Worst Thing," will chronicle the events and memories of the Feb. 28, 1958, crash at Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River.

The film includes photos and recordings made at the crash site, and interviews with Martha Burchett, one of the children who escaped the bus and was rescued from the river.

The premiere of the film directed by Michael Crisp, will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg.


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