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Church bus crash in Pennsylvania sends 30 to hospitals, some critically hurt

DONALDSON, Pa. — Authorities say a bus carrying high school students and leaders returning from a church retreat crashed in Pennsylvania, injuring more than two dozen people, some critically.

State police in Schuylkill County say the bus was heading south on Interstate 81 in Frailey Township shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sunday when it went out of control near the Hegins exit, struck an embankment and went into a wooded area.

LCBC Church said 31 high school freshman and sophomore girls as well as volunteer leaders from the Manheim campus were returning from a high school ministry retreat at Lake Champion in New York.

Officials said about 10 remained hospitalized Sunday night, several in critical condition.

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