A Texas school bus carrying 42 students and a driver overturned on a rural road just outside Austin earlier this week, sending ten people, including nine students, to the hospital.
The Travis County Emergency Services District confirmed the elementary school bus crash occurred shortly after classes ended on Wednesday, before any students had been dropped off. Kevin Parker, assistant chief with Austin-Travis County Medical Emergency Services, reported that one injury is life-threatening, while two others are considered potentially life-threatening.
According to ABC News, a total of 43 people were on board the 2024-model bus when it veered off the right side of the road and rolled over.
Bruce Gerring of the Leander Independent School District told NBC that the cause of the crash remains unclear. Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety noted that the incident happened on a slight curve in the road.
Gerring added that the bus driver was experienced, but it is not yet known how many students were wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident.
Authorities in Texas are continuing their investigation after a school bus carrying 42 students and a driver overturned on a rural road near Austin earlier this week.
Leander Independent School District officials expressed their support for those affected. “We want each of those students and their families to know that our prayers are with them, our thoughts are with them, and we will do everything in our power to support them,” said district spokesperson Bruce Gerring.
Video footage from the scene showed the yellow bus lying on its side with a damaged roof and several shattered windows.
A later update confirmed that all students and the driver who were sent to the hospital have since been released. The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to investigate the cause of the crash.