 "Emergency personnel work at the site of the crash on 23 August 2025. AP")
A bus carrying a junior high football team and heading for a game crashed on Saturday in the north of Pittsburgh, sending 21 of the 28 people on board to the hospital.
Authorities noted that 25 Aliquippa junior high students and three adults were headed to a game in nearby Gibsonia, The Associated Press reported.
The crash occurred in the Economy Borough, which is located about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. Soon after the incident, the Economy Borough police chief, Michael O’Brien, said he didn’t have information on the medical status of those taken to hospitals.
O’Brien mentioned that the officials learned that the bus turned on its side during the crash, but came back upright as the students were evacuating the vehicle.
The police chief also mentioned that the devastating crash took place in a tough spot on the road. “It’s on a bad bend,” O’Brien said. “It’s being investigated now to determine what happened.”
Meanwhile, a Facebook page for the Aliquippa junior high football team said each player was being evaluated and asked for “a thought or prayer for each player or coach that was travelling this morning”.
The cause of the crash remains unclear. The nearby roads were blocked as the authorities reached the spot. The matter is currently under investigation.
With inputs from the Associated Press.