Authorities
say a tour bus transporting a college women's lacrosse team has crashed on a
freeway in central Pennsylvania, and deaths and serious injuries have been
reported.
The bus, which
was carrying 23 Seton Hill lacrosse players and three coaches, reportedly went
off the road and crashed into a tree, according to Pennsylvania Turnpike
spokeswoman Renee Colborn. The crash occurred around 9
a.m.
Colborn said
that the bus driver and one passenger died and 14 passengers were hospitalized,
some with serious injuries. Three were taken to the hospital in helicopters,
according to Penn State Hershey Medical Center spokeswoman Danielle Ran. One of
the three died at the hospital.
Photos from the
scene show the bus upright on the side of the road, part of its left side shorn
off, though it's not clear whether that was from impact or emergency workers
attempting to reach people inside the bus. At least one person was wheeled away
in a stretcher.
State police
were investigating the crash, said Megan Silverstram of the Cumberland County
public safety department, and state environmental officials were also sent to
the scene because of a diesel fuel spill from the bus.
The bus
operator, Mlaker Charter & Tours, of Davidsville, Pa., sent investigators to
the scene, company dispatcher Kelly Hay said. The company had no information yet
from the investigators and could not comment, she said.
Seton Hill
University is a Catholic school of about 2,500 students, located near
Pittsburgh. The team was to play at Millersville University, outside Lancaster,
Pa., on Saturday. USA Today
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