Bus carrying Georgia high school football team overturns, 25 hospitalized

A Rockdale County school bus carrying the Salem High School football program in Conyers, Georgia, overturned Friday night, Oct. 23, sending 25 people to nearby hospitals as investigators worked to determine what happened. The bus was returning from an away game when it rolled over on Salem Road near State Route 138 and Interstate 20. It had 27 people aboard, including 17 student-athletes, seven trainers, two coaches and the driver. Twenty-two students and three staff were transported for treatment. One trainer was airlifted to a trauma center, and Atlanta’s Arthur M. Blank Hospital was on standby. No fatalities were reported, and investigators have not confirmed whether another vehicle was involved.