Several school kids have been severely injured after a school bus carrying a softball team crashed in Oklahoma.
The incident unfolded on Monday night on Highway 152 near Minco, Grady County, 40 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol there were 13 people on board at the time, with six said to be in a critical condition.
Images captured at the scene by Newson6 show the yellow school bus in a ditch on the side of the highway, the vehicle rolled several times before coming to a stop.
First responders said multiple people on the bus were ejected during the horrifying incident.
According to KOCO, the driver of the bus, who is also the coach of the team, was injured in the crash.
School district Superintendent Kevin Sims posted online after the crash saying: ‘This evening, our Minco Softball team was in a serious accident west of Minco.
‘Multiple individuals on the bus were severely injured. We will be closing school tomorrow. We will also provide updates as we are permitted.’
First responders said multiple people on the bus were ejected during the horrifying incident
The incident unfolded on Monday night on Highway 152 near Minco, Grady County, 40 miles southwest of Oklahoma City, the bus is seen here after the incident
He continued: ‘Please keep these student-athletes, coaches, and their families in your prayers.’
State Senator James Lankford posted on X saying: ‘Cindy and I join all of Oklahoma in praying for our neighbors in Minco tonight.
‘May God give healing and comfort to each of the players and passengers, their families, and the entire community.’
Grady County Sheriff Gary Boggess said: ‘Our thoughts and prayers go out to the student-athletes and coaches from Minco Schools tonight.
‘God definitely had his hand of protection on each one of them. Please keep each student-athlete and coaches in your prayers.’
It comes after a tour bus crashed in upstate New York while travelling from New York City to Niagara Falls, killing five people.
A large presence of first responders arrived at the scene following the crash on Monday
The driver of the bus, who is also the coach of the team, was also injured in the crash
The bus had traveled to the popular tourist site, on the border with Canada, for the day and was heading home when the accident took place.
Police believe the bus went into the median and overcorrected, causing the rollover crash on I-90 near Pembroke, around 25 miles east of Buffalo.
Fifty-four people were on the bus when it crashed and no children were killed, the passengers were of Indian, Chinese and Filipino origin, authorities said
