CHESTER COUNTY, South Carolina — A person is dead and around 20 students were injured after a blown tire caused a bus to flip on Interstate 77 South in Chester County, South Carolina, according to our news partner WSOC.
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The crash happened Thursday afternoon near Exit 55, blocking all southbound lanes, according to WSOC.
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The Lexington County Schools District 2 busses were on their way home from a field trip with students from Pine Ridge Middle School, WSOC says.
The bus was transporting three adults and 35 students, WSOC says.
According to state troopers, a tire blew, then the bus hit a guardrail and overturned, WSOC says.
Fire crews and EMS responded to the scene with five medical helicopters, according to WSOC.
There were two other busses that were not involved in the crash, WSOC says.
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