Twenty-five Aliquippa junior high students and three adults were aboard a bus heading to a game in Gibsonia when the vehicle crashed in Economy Borough, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. Twenty-one of the 28 people onboard were sent to hospitals. The Economy Borough police chief, Michael O'Brien, said he did not have information on the medical status of those taken to hospitals. The bus reportedly turned on its side during the crash but came back upright while students evacuated. The crash occurred on a bad bend and is under investigation. A team Facebook page said each player was being evaluated and asked for thoughts or prayers.
A bus carrying a junior high football team to a game crashed on Saturday north of Pittsburgh, sending 21 of the 28 people onboard to the hospital, officials said. Twenty-five Aliquippa junior high students and three adults were headed to a game in nearby Gibsonia. The crash occurred in Economy Borough, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. The Economy Borough police chief, Michael O'Brien, said he didn't have information on the medical status of those taken to hospitals.
O'Brien said he understood the bus turned on its side during the crash but came back upright as the students were evacuating the vehicle. The police chief said the crash occurred in a tough spot in the road. It's on a bad bend, O'Brien said. A Facebook page for the Aliquippa junior high football team said each player was being evaluated and asked for a thought or prayer for each player or coach that was traveling this morning.
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