A charter bus reportedly carrying members of the Maine women?s basketball team was involved in a serious crash along Interstate 95 in Georgetown, Mass., NBC affiliate?WHDH in Boston is reporting.
From WHDH:
Massachusetts State Police said preliminary investigations suggest the charter bus was driving southbound when it crossed the median and crashed into woods adjacent to northbound side. State police said 22 students believed to be from University of Maine basketball teams have been transported by ambulance to area hospitals for either minor injuries or precautionary evaluation.
According to the report, the driver of the vehicle suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and was airlifted to?Boston Medical Center after being pulled from the wreckage. A police cruiser was struck by another vehicle while leaving the scene, but the driver was reportedly not seriously injured.
Updates will be added as they become available.
UPDATE 26 February, 2013, 10:39 p.m. ET
According to Andrew Santillo of?The Record in Troy, N.Y., an America East spokesperson said that ?all players are coaches are okay,? and only suffered ?minor injuries.?
Photo via WHDH
Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at?JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John?s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_
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