3 Injured In Charter Bus Crashes Near Rosenberg: Police

ROSENBERG, TX — Three people were injured Thursday morning when a charter bus crash on Interstate 69 in Rosenberg, police said. The crash involving the charter bus happened shortly before 6 a.m. on northbound I-69 at State Highway 36.

Investigators believe the bus may have been trying to exit at the time of the crash. Police closed the SH 36 exit ramps to all traffic on the northbound side of I-69 during the investigation.

Major accident involving a charter bus has the Hwy 36 exit from I-69 NB lanes closed. Plan for delays. pic.twitter.com/yIVzm5n6iV
— Rosenberg Police (@RosenbergPolice) July 18, 2019

Police said the passengers and one of the drivers were all asleep when the bus driver crashed into a concrete guard railing. Three people, including one of the bus drivers, were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Police are looking into the cause of the crash.

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