Bus overturns in Virginia, no confirmed fatalities

He picked up the students near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond to head back to University of Virginia, Radford University and Virginia Tech, police said.

One person suffered minor injuries in that crash, State Police said.

The bus overturned as it came through the curve of a highway ramp and the driver “lost control”, the police statement said.

Chesterfield Fire and EMS spokesman Lt. Jason Elmore said the bus was carrying 49 passengers.

There was a bus scheduled to leave Richmond at 6 p.m. on Sunday and arrive at the University at 7:30 p.m. The bus driver too was injured in the incident with others and most of the injuries are defined as just bumps and bruises. Thirty-two of the injuries are non-life threatening, one is critical.

Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told The Associated Press there were no confirmed fatalities after the bus overturned on an exit ramp of the Powhite Parkway in North Chesterfield County just south of Richmond, the state capital. All have been transported to area hospitals.

The crash is now under investigation. Parents had just dropped their kids off at the bus pick up spot.

The bus was operated by Abbott Bus Lines of Roanoke.