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Friday, March 28, 2008

Bus carrying students crashes near Birmingham this morning

A charter bus carrying 46 elementary school children on a field trip to the Tennessee Aquarium ran off Interstate 59 and overturned Friday, injuring four people. Forty-nine people in all were on the bus, including two teachers.

Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash, which occurred at 7:30 a.m. CDT about 30 miles northeast of Birmingham. Students from Bryan Elementary School in Jefferson County were traveling to the aquarium in Chattanooga, Tenn. Three buses were traveling together. One bus left the road, hit a guard rail and overturned on the right shoulder.

Our prayers are with those kids, teachers, driver and families.