MARYLAND — (AP) Authorities say a group of 26 school children from Pennsylvania was headed to Washington, D.C., on a field trip when their bus overturned on Interstate 95 in northeastern Maryland.
Maryland State Police spokesman Greg Shipley said the bus overturned at least once Monday morning near Havre de Grace.
Police say one child and one adult were flown to hospitals and others are being taken to hospitals by ambulance. No deaths have been reported. Three chaperones and a driver were also on the bus.
Shipley says a car was involved in the crash in some way, and the driver is being interviewed. He says a group of Philadelphia police recruits was on a commercial bus behind the bus that crashed and stopped to help.
Prelim info re SB I-95 @ ext 89 bus crash – 26 children, 3 chaperones, 1 driver on board. One adult, one child flown by @MDSP & De SP.
— MD State Police (@MDSP) May 15, 2017
.@AACoFD @AFDco2MD @CecilCountyDES @HdGAmbulance @wbaltv11 95 u/d
2 critical pts for medevac
1 by @MDSP
1 by @DEStatePolice
95 now shut down from 89-93 NB & SB
NB is backed up for MILES! #MDTraffic pic.twitter.com/TN9nzRAISN— Susquehanna Hose Co. (@SusquehannaHose) May 15, 2017
Media outlets report that the bus was operated by Phoenixville, Pennsylvania-based charter company Werner Coach.
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