Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Six passengers were pronounced dead at the scene and another died at a hospital, according to a news release. The bus was traveling west when it left the highway near Bovina in Warren County and flipped over. No other vehicle was involved.
Quick Read
- A bus crash in Mississippi on Interstate 20 killed seven people and injured 37 others.
- The victims include a 6-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister, who were identified by their mother.
- The bus overturned near Bovina in Warren County on Saturday morning; no other vehicles were involved in the incident.
- Six passengers died at the scene, and one later died at a hospital.
- The Mississippi Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation, and the names of the deceased have not yet been released.
The Associated Press has the story:
Mississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37
Newslooks- BOVINA, Miss. (AP) —
Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Six passengers were pronounced dead at the scene and another died at a hospital, according to a news release. The bus was traveling west when it left the highway near Bovina in Warren County and flipped over. No other vehicle was involved.
The dead included a 6-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister, according to Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey. They were identified by their mother. Authorities were working to identify the other victims, he said.
Thirty-seven passengers were taken to hospitals in Vicksburg and Jackson. The department is continuing its investigation and hasn’t released the names of the deceased. No other information was immediately provided.
