Middle school students injured after South Carolina school bus flips on highway

A schoolhouse autobus carrying astir 3 twelve mediate schoolers blew a tyre and flipped connected a South Carolina road Thursday portion traveling backmost from a tract travel extracurricular Charlotte, North Carolina.

Authorities confirmed the crash, which happened astatine astir 2 p.m. connected the southbound broadside of Interstate 77 successful Chester County adjacent exit 55, progressive a Lexington County School District 2 schoolhouse autobus carrying students and adults from Pine Ridge Middle School, according to the Chester County Sheriff's Office.

A tyre blew connected 1 of 3 buses traveling backmost from the tract trip, causing it to clang and injuring passengers. The autobus had 3 adults and astir 35 students connected board, according to officials, and determination were a full of 18 patients, FOX 57 reported.

A schoolhouse autobus flipped aft crashing connected Highway 97 successful South Carolina. (WJZY)

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Traffic is expected to beryllium blocked for an "extended magnitude of time," according to the sheriff's office.

EMS is connected the scene, on with instrumentality enforcement agencies and schoolhouse personnel.

The schoolhouse autobus was carrying 3 adults and astir 35 students. (WJZY)

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First responders are assessing everyone astatine the scene, and "some" students are being taken to the infirmary for further evaluation, according to the district.

The Chester County School District posted connected Facebook noting it has unit connected country helping.

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"Our thoughts, prayers, and enactment spell retired to the Lexington County School District 2 and those involved," the territory wrote successful the post.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.

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Lexington County School District 2 did not instantly supply immoderate further details to Fox News Digital.