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19 students hospitalized in Louisiana bus crash
A school bus carrying 21 students crashed in Grant Parish, and nearly everyone on board went to a hospital.
In brief
A school bus carrying 21 students crashed in Grant Parish, and nearly everyone on board went to a hospital. Twenty-one students were on the bus, 19 were hospitalized and two were airlifted, but no deaths have been reported. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
A bus crash on Friday evening
A school bus crashed in Grant Parish, Louisiana on Friday evening, sending multiple students to the hospital.
Where it happened
The wreck was north of Montgomery on Highway 71 at Campground Cutoff.
Nineteen of 21 hospitalized
Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain said 21 students were on board. Nineteen were taken to a hospital, most of them to Rapides Regional Medical Center.
Two airlifted to Shreveport
Two students were flown to a trauma center in the Shreveport area, the most serious injuries reported so far.
No casualties reported
The Grant Parish School Board said every student was safely moved from the scene and that no deaths have been reported at this time.
“We are grateful for the first responders and community members who have assisted”
State police take the case
Louisiana State Police is leading the investigation into what caused the crash.
What to remember
Twenty-one students were on the bus, 19 were hospitalized and two were airlifted, but no deaths have been reported.
