Three People Killed In Bus Crash Near Harrisburg

August 7, 2023 6:27 am

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say three passengers died after a bus carrying up to 50 people struck a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania. State police say the crash happened during heavy rain around 11:50 p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 81 in Dauphin County’s Lower Paxton Township, outside Harrisburg. Police say the bus flipped on its side. Multiple people also were taken to a hospital with injuries, but police didn’t immediately release further information. A bus passenger said it was covering a normal route between New York and Ohio, adding the crash threw people from their seats and left some piled on top of others. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.  (Photo:  WPXI)