Kentucky School Bus Crashes Off Embankment, 18 Children Injured

Kentucky School Bus Crashes Off Embankment, 18 Children Injured
A school bus after crashing over an embankment near near Salyersville, Ky., on Nov. 14, 2022. WYMT-TV via AP
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A school bus crashed over an embankment and landed on its side Monday morning in rural Kentucky, sending 18 children and the driver to hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to severe, authorities said Monday.

Pupils from elementary age through high school were aboard the bus en route to classes when the crash occurred on a state highway near Salyersville in eastern Kentucky, said Superintendent Chris Meadows of Magoffin County Schools.