Kentucky school bus crashes off embankment, 18 children hurt

By REBECCA REYNOLDS
Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a school bus crashed over an embankment and landed on its side in rural Kentucky, sending the driver and 18 children to hospitals with injuries. Students from elementary age through high school were headed to classes when the crash occurred Monday morning on a state highway near Salyersville, Kentucky. No other vehicles were involved, and the cause of the crash wasn’t immediately known. A school superintendent reported the injuries ranged from minor to critical but no fatalities were immediately reported. Authorities say some of the students had already climbed up the embankment and others had to be helped up with ropes and baskets by first responders.