Multiple injuries reported when school bus carrying Griffith High School basketball team crashes at I-65 and State Road 10 near Roselawn, Indiana
More than 15 injured in Indiana bus crash
Indiana State Police say 16-25 people may have been injured in the accident, including students, parents and faculty.
Driver who spilled drink caused rollover of high school bus on way to game
The accident occurred at about 12:10 p.m. near DeMotte on I-65, when Dominique T. Small, 23, Terre Haute, lost the lid on her drink and spilled it on herself while driving a 2001 Kia southbound in the left lane.
Griffith assistant airlifted to hospital after bus crash
"Sadly, several of our players and coaches were injured in the accident," Morikis said.
Everyone on the bus was taken to one of three local hospitals in Merrillville, Rensselaer or Kankakee, Illinois.
1 hospitalized, 26 released after Indiana bus crash
The school district says in a statement late Saturday that 20 students had been released as well as three coaches, the team trainer, a ball boy and the bus driver.
Freshman coach David Garrett is at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois in stable condition.
Legislator renews call for seatbelts on school buses
Like most states, Indiana doesn't require seatbelts on school buses. Two bills in the Legislature that called for that didn't receive committee hearings this year.
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