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6 dead, 18 injured after semi crashes into bus carrying students in OH

The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 West in Licking County, which is just outside of Columbus.
3 dead, 15 injured after semi crashes into bus carrying students in OH
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A charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear-ended by a semi-truck on an Ohio highway Tuesday, leaving six people dead and 18 others injured, according to an emergency official.

The charter bus was transporting students from a school in eastern Ohio, Licking County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Grady said. There were a total of 57 people onboard, he said.

The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 West in Licking County, near the Smoke Road underpass. The cause was not immediately known.

The injured were being treated at five hospitals.

Numerous emergency responders were at the scene, and Ohio Department of Transportation cameras from the area showed smoke coming from the crash site. The highway was closed in both directions and numerous traffic delays were being reported.

Mickey Lymon, an investigator with the Licking County Coroner’s Office, said they had been called to the scene, but deferred other questions to the state police.

This is a developing story. Check. back for updates.

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