MCDOWELL COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Rutherford County, NC, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy girls volleyball team bus was involved in a serious crash Monday night, according to Tuesday reports.
The school bus crashed and traveled 30 feet down an embankment on Coxes Creek Mountain in McDowell County, according to the McDowell County Emergency Management.
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The crash occurred just before 9 p.m. Monday on N.C. 226 near the intersection of U.S. 221, according to North Carolina Highway Patrol.
14 people were aboard the bus at the time of the violent crash, officials said.
The bus was carrying the high school girls’ volleyball team, Principal Dianna Bridges confirms in a statement. They were returning from a match at Mitchell High School.
Several players, two coaches and the bus driver were hurt, Bridges said.
All 14 were rescued from the bus and taken to three area hospitals.
None of the victims’ injuries appear to be life-threatening, officials said.
According to the school’s website Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy is a public charter school, offering a college-preparatory education to students in grades K–12.
Students from Rutherford, Cleveland, Polk, and McDowell counties currently attend, reports WYFF4.
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