Hit-And-Run School Bus Crash In Pennsylvania Leaves 15 Injured

LANCASTER, PA – Fourteen students and two adults were injured in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday morning involving a Lancaster Mennonite bus in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, and taken to the hospital, according to authorities on the scene. Lancaster General Hospital spokesperson John Lines told Patch there were 20 students and two adults on the bus, and all were transported to the facility.

“The injuries that the students have sustained, many of them are minor, and that’s very fortunate given the situation,” Lines said. “Two of the injured are trauma cases and most of the students and the two adults have been discharged, at this hour." (For more information on this story and more national news, subscribe to the Across America Patch.)

Police near Lancaster are searching for a driver whom authorities say caused the crash, according to ABC News. Police said a driver in a sedan hit the back of an escort vehicle and it was then pushed into another lane, side-swiping the school bus. The collision tipped the bus on to its side and trapped one student underneath; the student was transported to the hospital via helicopter, police said.

Police are looking for a late model, white sedan with front-end damage in connection with the crash. The driver was last seen heading east on Route 30, police said.

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