CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Dozens of college students have been transported to area hospitals after a crash on Powhite Parkway.
33 patients were transported. Thirty-two of the injuries are non-life threatening, one is critical.
WRIC reported: “The crash happened sometime after 7 p.m. The bus was on 76 SB, as it entered the ramp to get on to 150 SB, it crashed, landing on its side. Fifty-one people, including two drivers, were on that bus. It has been confirmed by 8News that students from Radford University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Virginia were on the bus. They were returning from their fall break.
A parent told 8News that the kids were returning to school from fall break, and the pick-up spot was at Virginia Commonwealth University.”
The stretch of road was shut down. Police advise residents to avoid the area.
