It was a great day at Eagle Strike High School in Eagleton, a small town two hours from Toronto. Mr. Proust was taking his students on a trip to Gray River Outdoor Education Centre. Robert was late and had to take a seat at the front of the bus. He looked longingly at his two best friends in the back, his favourite seat. The bus chugged away from the school, and down Albatross Parkway. The bus swung onto the on-ramp for the highway and merged into the left lane. The students all started singing The Song That Never Ends. The bus driver, too busy singing along, let go of the steering wheel. The bus spun out of control, and the rear bumper caught on the front bumper of the tanker truck behind them. The bus careened over the guardrail into Eagle Valley at 100 km/h, followed by the tanker. The resulting explosion was heard as far away as Nunavut. Mr. Proust, Barbara, Nancy, Grant, Sam, Alice, Marco, Nikki, and Andrea were rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The other half of the class, as well as the bus driver, didn't fare so well. Robert's cracked glasses were found at Eagle Park Community Centre, 8 ½ kilometres away!