Two dead, 14 injured after team bus crash in Pa.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Associated Press, USA Today

1:25p.m. EDT March 16, 2013

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a bus transporting a college women's lacrosse team has crashed on a freeway in central Pennsylvania, and a death and serious injuries have been reported.

The bus, which was carrying 23 Seton Hill lacrosse players and three coaches, reportedly went off the road and crashed into a tree, according to Pennsylvania Turnpike spokeswoman Renee Colborn. The crash occurred around 9 a.m.

Colborn said that the bus driver and one passenger died and 14 passengers were hospitalized, some with serious injuries. Three were taken to the hospital in helicopters, according to Penn State Hershey Medical Center spokeswoman Danielle Ran. One of the three died at the hospital.
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Seton Hill University is a Catholic school of about 2,500 students, located near Pittsburgh. The team was to play at Millersville University, outside Lancaster, Pa., on Saturday.


Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/16/tour-bus-crashes-in-pa-serious-injuries-reported/1992577/

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From the local newspaper:

http://cumberlink.com/

http://cumberlink.com/news/local/second-fatality-confirmed-at-tour-bus-crash-on-turnpike-near/article_8dca4356-8e41-11e2-920b-0019bb2963f4.html

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http://insidelacrosse.com/ilwomen/news/2013/03/16/updated-bus-carrying-seton-hill-womens-lacrosse-team-crashes-leaving-driver-and-one

UPDATED: Bus Carrying Seton Hill Women's Lacrosse Team Crashes Leaving Driver and One Passenger Dead, 13 Injured

Danielle Bernstein - 3/16/2013

According to multiple reports, including the Cumberland County Sentinel, a bus carrying the Seton Hill women's lacrosse team crashed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Saturday morning. The crash occurred around 9 a.m. near Carlisle, Pa. as the team was traveling to Lancaster, Pa. for a game.

The driver died at the scene, and reports have since said that a passenger later died at the hospital.

[valerief]

1. Very sad. nt

[underpants]

2. Nonsports fans - the conference realignments have teams traveling huge distances

Not just the football teams and basketball teams but tennis, golf, etc.

TCU (Waco Texas) was at one point going to be in the Big East (that conference has dissolved too). The girls tennis teams away games would be in Philly (Villanova), New Jersey (Seton Hall), DC (Georgetown) and so forth. Ridiculous.

Conference USA has Marshall football FLYING to El Paso, New Orleans, Orlando instead of taking a bus to Miami (OH), Akron, VMI,etc.

[Historic NY]

3. Local girl here was kill here traveling to HS soccer tournament in VA...

in the paper this am.

[tblue]

4. Oh my gosh! How did that happen?

Devastating. Sending whatever my good vibes can give them. Poor people!!!!

[Sheldon Cooper]

5. The woman that died was the head coach.

She was six months pregnant. Her unborn son did not survive. So very sad.

[Marrah_G]

7. Wow.....

[Marrah_G]

6. So sad

My guy's son coaches college men's lacrosse. They do some really long rides to play other school. 8-9 hours driving is, in my opinion, too much for any one person in one shot...especially without stops.

[darkangel218]

8. All busses should have seat belts. Period.