Sunday 18 September 2016

4 Dead, 46 Injured After Bus Carrying Football Team Hits Overpass


Story out of Rockingham, North Carolina:

State troopers say four people have died and more than 40 were injured in a charter bus crash Saturday near Rockingham, North Carolina.

Between 40 and 50 people were hurt in the crash and all have been transported to hospitals, Hamlet Fire and Rescue Chief Calvin White told to WBTV in Charlotte. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.

University of God’s Chosen coach Demetrius Hollingsworth said that football players and coaches from Ramah Juco Academy were travelling from Rock Hill, South Carolina, to Raeford to face UGC when their charter bus struck an overpass about 3 p.m. on Interstate 74 in Richmond County, WRAL-TV reported.

The bus may have blown a front tire, State Highway Patrol told WRAL.

Images from the scene showed the side wall of the bus almost sheared off and some of the injured lying on the ground. Cont.

Story from - Toronto Sun/AP

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