Eighteen students and driver all hospitalized, some with critical injuries, when school bus departs Route 40 and overturns near Salyersville, Kentucky

Modified Date: 
Thu, 12/14/2023 - 2:40pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, November 14, 2022

18 students, driver injured in Kentucky school bus crash, officials say

No fatalities have been reported, Magoffin County School District Superintendent Chris Meadows said in a statement.

The students range from elementary to high school, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.

Multiple students, driver taken to hospital after school bus crash; 3 airlifted

According to school officials, Bus 2030 was traveling toward Salyersville when it dropped off the pavement and into the ditch, then reentered the roadway. They say the driver appears to have overcorrected, crossing both lanes and over the embankment, striking and cutting a utility pole in half.

18 students, driver taken to hospital after school bus crashes in eastern Kentucky

According to NBC affiliate WLEX, Wireman said two students were flown out and the rest who were injured were transported by ground to surrounding hospitals. Four are in critical condition. The bus driver was also injured, according to Wireman, and flown out.

Type: Bus Accident
Roadway: 
Route 40