A devastating bus crash in Mississippi on a Saturday morning claimed the lives of eight individuals, including a six-year-old boy, and left numerous others severely injured. The Mississippi Highway Patrol disclosed that a charter bus, carrying 47 passengers, flipped over on Interstate 20, in the vicinity of Bovina, roughly 40 miles from Jackson.
Local emergency services reported that a tire blowout around 12:30 a.m. might have been the catalyst for the 2018 Volvo bus to swerve off the road and roll onto its side. The crash resulted in several passengers being thrown from the bus, leading to a high number of injuries and fatalities.
The identities of the eight deceased passengers are yet to be disclosed, but it has been confirmed that two of the victims were siblings, aged 6 and 16. The Vicksburg Fire Department was among the first responders at the crash site, and 37 passengers were rushed to nearby hospitals with serious injuries.
The final destination of the charter bus remains unknown. The fact that no other vehicles were involved in the accident adds to the uncertainty surrounding the cause of the crash.
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace expressed the severity of the situation, stating, “Anytime you have people injured or killed, it’s tragic. But when you have a situation like this, where you have multiple fatalities and multiple injuries, it makes it even worse.”
The investigation into the cause of the crash is still underway, with authorities striving to reconstruct the events leading up to the tragic accident. The community is grieving the loss of life and rallying to support the injured and their families.