
WORTH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 31-year-old man who was the driver and a 14-year-old girl were killed in a school bus crash on Interstate 79 Tuesday afternoon, according to the Butler County deputy coroner. Multiple medical helicopters were requested and several students were flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a truck and a school bus collided near the intersection of I-79 and Route 422 in Muddy Creek Township, Butler County. According to state police troopers, the crash happened at the 96.6 mile marker along the interstate. A tractor trailer and school bus both traveling in the northbound lanes collided. “Severe to moderate injuries” were reported onboard the school bus. Students on the bus were taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital by medical helicopter and ambulance. An official with UPMC said five teens were taken to children’s hospital and were being treated for non-life threatening injuries. Troopers said the students on the bus were from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Beaver County. A school official said Tuesday evening that the students were heading home from school for the day when the crash occurred. (Photo: WPXI)