|
The bus was on
its way to the Atlanta airport so the youth group could catch a
Thursday night flight to Africa for a mission trip, said
Detective P. Smith of the Fulton County Police Department.
The church group was from the Mount Zion Baptist Church in
Huntsville, Alabama, police said.
There were 38 people on board when the bus was involved in an
accident with a vehicle carrying two people, Smith said. Police
could not say whether the deceased was a child or an adult.
The condition of the two people in the car was not known, police
said.
Video from Atlanta television stations showed the bus
upside-down on the side of a busy four-lane road in southwestern
Fulton County. The county includes Atlanta.
Smith said at least nine people were taken to hospitals, and two
of them were in critical condition. WSB-TV later reported that
four people were in critical condition.
Smith said at least 10 other people received medical attention
at the scene but were not taken to the hospital.
The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the
investigation into the crash, he said.
(Reporting by Bernie Woodall; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
[© 2017 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2017 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
|
|
