3 Dead, Several Injured After Bus Overturns In Indianapolis

Three people were killed and several injured after a large passenger bus flipped in Indianapolis, the Indy Star reports.

The bus, carrying about 40 people, was returning from a summer camp filled with teens from Colonial Hills Baptist Church.

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The large passenger bus overturned on its side near the I-465 overpass, leaving passengers trapped inside. Indianapolis Fire Department rescue crews now report that all of the trapped have been extricated.

The accident occurred about 4:15 p.m., and police and rescue workers are still determining the extent of the injuries. Police are closing streets in the area.

The Indianapolis Fire Department told WISH-TV that five passengers were initially trapped inside. Two Lifeline helicopters and 12 ambulances came to the scene and transported patients that were critically injured to local hospitals.

It was not immediately known what had caused the crash.