Bus overturns in southwest Ohio; 34 injured

[September 14, 2013]  LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a Greyhound bus has overturned on an interstate in southwest Ohio and 34 people have been hurt, with injuries ranging from minor to severe.

Officials with the Butler County Emergency Operations Center say in a statement the bus, carrying 52 people, was headed northbound on I-75 when it overturned about 26 miles north of Cincinnati at approximately 4 a.m.

Authorities say 34 people have been transported to area hospitals. They say six were taken from the scene by medical helicopters, and 28 others taken to hospitals by ambulance.

Officials say the bus was bound for Detroit.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash.

[Associated Press]

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