Pennsylvania bus crash: At least three people have been killed after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people collided with a car and flipped over on Interstate
Pennsylvania bus crash: At least three people have been killed after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people collided with a car and flipped over on Interstate
- At least three people died after the bus collided with another vehicle on Interstate 81 in Dauphin County’s Lower Paxton Township Sunday night
- Multiple passengers sustained injuries that range ‘from minor to critical’
- The bus, carrying up to 50 passengers, overturned on its side and came to rest on a roadside embankment
At least three people have been killed after a bus collided with another vehicle on a stretch of Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania on Sunday evening.
Several other passengers on the bus, which was carrying 45-50 people, were also seriously injured in the collision, officials said.
The bus was traveling through Dauphin County’s Lower Paxton Township when it struck another passenger vehicle at approximately 11:49 p.m. and overturned. Photos from the crime scene show it coming to rest on its side in a roadside embankment.
At least three passengers were killed after the bus collided with another vehicle and flipped over
A massive emergency response was mounted with dozens of people reportedly taken to hospital
Trooper Megan Frazer said, “Several passengers on the bus have died. Several people were transported to Hershey Medical Center with various injuries.”
The identities of the victims have not been released and police are currently in the process of informing their next of kin.
A massive emergency response was launched, reportedly taking dozens of people to the hospital, and I-81 was closed for several hours between exits 77 and 72.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident and the names of the victims have not yet been released
After the accident, a heavily damaged car with smashed windows was also spotted on the verge
The nearby Chambers Hill Fire Station has been used as a reunification center and the Red Cross has also assisted in the response.
Police said the investigation is still ongoing.