Several students were treated for injuries Monday after an Easton Area (Pa.) school district bus carrying 29 students crashed through a guard rail and landed in a creek.
The Allentown Morning Call reports that the accident happened shortly before 8 a.m. The bus, carrying 29 middle school students, was heading north when it crashed through a rail into Bushkill Creek.
Easton schools Superintendent David Piperato said 29 students rode the bus. Authorities said the injuries sustained were not serious; seven students were taken by ambulance to local hospitals, and two other students were transported by their parents for medical attention. The bus driver also was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
The bus rolled 25 feet down from the road into the creek, reports LehighValleyLive.com.
At least two students and the driver had to be lifted up the steep embankment one by one in a "stokes" basket," according to Easton Fire Department officials.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
