8 children injured in school bus crash near St. Joseph, officials say

Eight children were injured in a school bus crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 29 near St. Joseph, Missouri, police said.

The St. Joseph Police Department sent out an alert at 3:44 p.m. asking people to avoid northbound Interstate 29 near the 35 mile marker, according to the alert.

A school bus registered to Olivet Baptist Church in Westwood, Kansas, blew its front and rear passenger-side tires before leaving the roadway and overturning, according to a post from Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H on X, formerly Twitter…

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