TEXAS — At least two people are dead and multiple are injured after a school bus crash in Bastrop County, Texas, according to our affiliate CBS News.
The school bus was transporting more than three dozen prekindergarten students back from a field trip to the Bastrop Zoo.
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Just before 4 p.m. EST, a school bus, a concrete truck, and a third vehicle crashed on State Highway 21, according to CBS News.
The Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services posted on social media that it was responding to a bus rollover with more than 40 patients.
Mutual Aid in Bastrop County 2751 W SH 21 (14:17 x-street Caldwell Rd) Bus rollover with greater than 40 patients involved. Avoid the area. Expect closures for a large amount of 1st responders working the scene. More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/QmSbH1WCHC
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 22, 2024
State officials said multiple patients were airlifted to area hospitals.
The bus was carrying 44 Tom Green Elementary School Pre-K students and 11 adults, according to CBS News.
No further details are immediately available.
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