The Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team’s bus crashed, killing one person and injuring 32 others

The Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team’s bus crashed, killing one person and injuring 32 others
The Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team’s bus crashed, killing one person and injuring 32 others

Twin Lakes, Iowa – A community college bus carrying the school’s baseball team crashed and flipped into a ditch in rural Iowa on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring all 32 people on board, authorities and media reports said.

The Iowa State Patrol said in a statement that the accident, which occurred at 11 a.m., involved an Iowa Lakes Community College bus and no other vehicles were involved. The accident occurred on a highway near Twin Lakes, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines.

Bruce Musgrave, director of Calhoun County Emergency Services, said three people were airlifted to trauma hospitals in Des Moines, while others were transported by ambulance to four hospitals in the area.

The college’s baseball team was on board, KTIV reported.

The Iowa State Patrol is investigating.

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