South Carolina school bus overturns on I-77 after field trip to Charlotte
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South Carolina school bus overturns on I-77 after field trip to Charlotte
Updated: 8:26 PM EDT Apr 17, 2025
One person has died and 21 are injured after a school bus carrying 35 students overturned on Interstate 77 in Chester County, South Carolina, according to officials. The school district provided a statement to WCNC, which revealed that three buses were carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School back home when one bus overturned. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThe school system said a tire blew on one of the buses, causing an accident. The bus was carrying 35 students and two adults. The other two school buses were not involved. According to information obtained by our sister station, WYFF, the crash resulted in the death of a student.Subscribe to WXII’s free YouTube channel hereLexington District 2 said that students were traveling home from a field trip in Charlotte when a tire blew out, causing the driver to lose control and the bus to overturn.The district issued the following statement:”Early this afternoon, three buses carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School were traveling home south on Interstate 77, following a field trip just outside Charlotte. A tire blew on one of the buses, causing an accident. The bus was carrying two adults and roughly 35 students.”The two other buses traveling back on Interstate 77 were not involved.”EMS is on the scene, along with other emergency responders, law enforcement agencies, and district/school personnel. EMS is assessing everyone on the scene, and some students are being transported for further evaluation.” Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. —One person has died and 21 are injured after a school bus carrying 35 students overturned on Interstate 77 in Chester County, South Carolina, according to officials.
The school district provided a statement to WCNC, which revealed that three buses were carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School back home when one bus overturned.
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The school system said a tire blew on one of the buses, causing an accident. The bus was carrying 35 students and two adults. The other two school buses were not involved.
According to information obtained by our sister station, WYFF, the crash resulted in the death of a student.
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Lexington District 2 said that students were traveling home from a field trip in Charlotte when a tire blew out, causing the driver to lose control and the bus to overturn.
The district issued the following statement:
“Early this afternoon, three buses carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School were traveling home south on Interstate 77, following a field trip just outside Charlotte. A tire blew on one of the buses, causing an accident. The bus was carrying two adults and roughly 35 students.
“The two other buses traveling back on Interstate 77 were not involved.
“EMS is on the scene, along with other emergency responders, law enforcement agencies, and district/school personnel. EMS is assessing everyone on the scene, and some students are being transported for further evaluation.”
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