Key takeaways:
- Three fatalities and 15 injuries occurred when a charter bus carrying students and chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley Local School District in eastern Ohio was rear-ended by a semi-truck.
- The charter bus was transporting students and chaperones to the Ohio School Boards Association conference in Columbus.
- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident and the identities of the deceased have not yet been released.
On Tuesday morning, tragedy struck on an Ohio highway when a charter bus carrying students and chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley Local School District in eastern Ohio was rear-ended by a semi-truck. According to Licking County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Grady, the accident resulted in three fatalities and 15 injuries.
The charter bus was transporting students and chaperones to the Ohio School Boards Association conference in Columbus, approximately 100 miles away. Superintendent Derek Varansky of the Tuscarawas Valley School District confirmed that the students were on their way to the conference when the accident occurred.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene shortly after the accident, and the injured were taken to local hospitals for treatment. The identities of the deceased have not yet been released, and the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
This tragedy has shaken the small community of Tuscarawas Valley, and the school district is offering counseling services to students and staff affected by the accident. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident and will release more information as it becomes available.
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