School bus crash in Georgia injures 25 people
A bus transporting high school football players and staff overturned in Rockdale County, Georgia, sending 25 people to hospitals.
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A yellow bus carrying the Salem High School football team overturned on Friday night in Rockdale County, Georgia, injuring 25 people. The New York Post reported that the vehicle rolled over around 10:45 p.m. at the intersection of Georgia State Route 138 and Interstate 20. [1]
The Georgia State Patrol stated that the elderly driver lost control of the vehicle, according to Atlanta News First cited by the New York Post. The bus was transporting players and staff back from an away game when the rollover occurred. [1]
Rockdale County Public Schools confirmed that 22 students and three adults were taken to hospitals for medical treatment. The authorities noted that one student was airlifted directly from the crash scene, and one person sustained serious injuries. [1]
School transport and student safety incidents have seen previous coverage. As FTMQ News reported earlier, a vehicle crash in New Jersey left six high school students injured in early October. [2]
In short
- A bus carrying the Salem High School football team overturned in Georgia, injuring 25 people.
- The injured included 22 students and three adults, with one student airlifted from the scene.
- The rollover happened around 10:45 p.m. at Georgia State Route 138 and Interstate 20.
- The crash occurred after the elderly driver lost control of the vehicle.
Sources
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- [1]25 hurt when elderly driver of Ga. high school football bus loses control and flips overNew York Post, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Teenage driver strikes six high school students on New Jersey sidewalk FTMQ News, 16d ago
- [3]French school protests escalate as teenager loses hand from explosive grenade FTMQ News, 19d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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