An estimated 4,800 high tech man hours were lost while clearing the wreckage.

It was a scene of chaos and highly charged emotions yesterday as a propane truck carrying a full load of the dangerous, flamable fuel collided violently with a school bus packed with children. The accident occured in the early AM hours, causing what some officials say one of the worst traffic jams the Bay Area has seen in years.

"Unfortunatly, the school bus filled with children could not of been struck by the inflammable cargo truck at a worse time." Said a visibly shaken police chief. "280 South was just getting packed with commuters on their way to Sunnyvale and San Jose's high tech areas. The ensuing traffic jam took quite a while to clear out, causing some commuters delays up to three hours."

Phone lines were jammed as hundreds of high tech managers flooded rescue centers, concerned that their employees may be caught up in the traffic snarl. By 8:30 am, 2 hours into the traffic jam, the hospital and local radio stations lended a hand by providing helicopters to airlift out those most critically impacting their company by being late. Some, however, say it was too little, too late.

A grieving manager is comforted by the CEO after learning
11 of his high-tech workers will be nearly 3 hours late.

"Bulldozers should of been employed to clear away the school bus wreckage immediately." commented one shaken project manager. Looking over the list of 17 injured children, he added: "I'm sure glad I have little Timmy driven to his private school!"