Oklahoma school bus carrying softball team crashes and injures 8 people

MINCO Okla AP A school bus carrying softball band members crashed and ejected several passengers in Oklahoma injuring eight people the state highway patrol commented The crash happened Monday night on U S Highway near Minco in Grady County about miles kilometers southwest of Oklahoma City Related Articles US high school students lose ground in math and reading continuing yearslong decline At present in History September Attica prison uprising begins Beacon Hill s three majority of powerful Democrats slam Trump from immigration surge in Mass AI shakes up the call center industry but certain tasks are still better left to the humans Decades-old mystery solved girl identified as New Hampshire serial killer s daughter Three adults and five juveniles were hurt and were taken to hospitals Lt Mark Southall of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol noted in a announcement Southall announced the scene was cleared around midnight and an review into what caused the crash continues The patrol is working with the National Transportation Safety Board he stated School was closed Tuesday Minco Society Schools Superintendent Kevin Sims posted online Please keep these student-athletes coaches and their families in your prayers he declared U S Sen James Lankford of Oklahoma posted online that he and his wife Cindy join all of Oklahoma in praying for our neighbors in Minco tonight The Minco First Baptist Church in the town of about people posted online that the church sanctuary was open if you would like to come and pray The softball company was scheduled to play at p m Monday at the Riverside Indian School in Anadarko about miles kilometers southwest of Minco according to school athletic schedules