9 still hospitalized after deadly bus crash
Published 3:56 pm Friday, June 9, 2017
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Georgia say nine people remain hospitalized for injuries caused by the deadly crash of a church bus.
One person was killed in Thursday’s crash. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 17-year-old girl killed as Sarah Harmening of Huntsville, Alabama.
Fulton County Deputy Police Chief Darryl Halbert says the crash investigation is continuing and he couldn’t discuss possible charges on Friday afternoon. Halbert says police haven’t yet spoken to the driver who remains hospitalized.
Police say none of those hospitalized have life-threatening injuries.
The Mount Zion Baptist Church bus was headed for the Atlanta airport for a mission trip to Africa when it crashed with nearly 40 teenagers and adults aboard.
Investigators believe the bus driver tried to change lanes, collided with another vehicle then lost control.