Story out of Chattanooga, Tennessee:
At least five children have been killed and more than 20 were injured in a school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee Monday afternoon, according to officials.
Twenty three of the 35 students on-board the bus were transported to area hospitals, according to Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher. The immediate cause of the crash was unknown.
Fletcher described accident as a "single-driver incident." The Chattanooga Fire Department tweeted photos of the accident that appeared to show that the bus flipped over after it struck a tree.
A criminal investigation has been launched into the accident, according to NBC affiliate WRCB, and the school bus driver is said to be cooperating with police. Cont.
Story from - NBC News
Update - Mother who had three children on the bus, one of whom died says moments before crash driver asked 'are you all ready to die?'
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