Three killed and 17 hurt, many seriously, after head-on collision between bus and semi-truck on I-380 in Mount Pocono, PA

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Wed, 06/03/2015 - 11:20am

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Bus-truck collision leaves 2 dead, 17 hurt in Pennsylvania

A photograph on WNEP-TV's website shows the tractor-trailer sheared in half.

LIVEBLOG: Bus, Rig in Deadly Crash on I-380

Emergency officials confirm at least two people are dead and more than a dozen are trapped on the bus.

Bus-truck collision in Pennsylvania leaves 3 dead, many hurt

State police said a second tractor-trailer was reported to have been involved, but investigators were still trying to determine what happened.

Investigators believe that shortly after 10:00 a.m., a semi-truck was headed south on I-380 when it for some reason careened across the median into the northbound lanes and hit a bus head-on. So far, three people have been confirmed dead, and at least 17 injured. Many victims were reported to be unconscious, and several were transported to the hospital via helicopter. Check back for updates on this developing story.

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Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA