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Georgia School Bus Crash, 50 Injured
Sat, 19 May 2012 22:32:44 -0700

There were at least six buses taking some 200 middle school students to Six Flags crashed today in Newton County, Georgia the report said.

School Bus Crash: 50 Injured in Georgia Crash Involving Six School Buses
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:39:55 -0700

Six School Buses Crash on 1-20 in Newton County, Ga., Prompting DOT Investigation

Breaking News Alert: Dozens of Burke County Students Injured in Bus Crash
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:37:29 -0700

Breaking News Alert: Dozens of Burke County Students Injured in Bus Crash

School buses with students on board crash in Newton County
Sat, 19 May 2012 08:38:13 -0700

Dozens of students and one driver were injured after a group of school buses crashed in the westbound lanes of I-20 in Newton County on Saturday morning.

50 Injured in Ga. School Bus Crash
Sat, 19 May 2012 12:37:47 -0700

Six school buses taking some 200 middle school students to Six Flags crashed today in Newton County, Ga., leaving more than 50 people injured, state officials said.

43 Injured in Ga. School Bus Crash
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:44:24 -0700

43 people were injured Saturday in a crash involving six school buses on westbound I-20 in Newton County, Ga., carrying a total of around 200 students from Burke County Middle School in Waynesboro, Ga., according to a spokesman from the local office of the Georgia Department of Transportation. 42 people were transported to local hospitals, and one person was airlifted from the wreckage with non ...

Injuries reported after 7-bus accident in Ga.
Sat, 19 May 2012 10:42:41 -0700

COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — Several people have been injured after seven school buses crashed on Interstate 20 east of Atlanta in Newton County. Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright said one bus ...

6 Georgia school buses involved in crash
Sat, 19 May 2012 21:36:05 -0700

Six school buses bound for a metro Atlanta amusement park were involved in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday, sending 65 people to the hospital, including a seriously injured driver, Georgia authorities said. The incident occurred about 10:15 a.m. on westbound Interstate 20 in Newton County, about 45 miles east of Atlanta. Burke County buses bound for Six Flags Over Georgia began slowing for a lane ...

22 Burke County Middle School Students Released From Hospital
Sat, 19 May 2012 20:38:25 -0700

22 Burke County Middle School Students Released From Hospital

Six buses carrying students collide on I-20
Sat, 19 May 2012 20:38:47 -0700

Six buses carrying Burke County Schools students have crashed on Interstate 20, injuring 42 students and one driver.