Tamojšia polícia uviedla, že vozidlo sa prevrátilo v pondelok približne 40 kilometrov juhozápadne od mesta Little Rock, pričom mierilo z Texasu do Memphisu v Tennessee. Polícia potvrdila, že väčšinu zranených tvoria deti, ktoré hospitalizovali v Little Rocku a Bentone.
BREAKING: 1 child is dead and 40 others are injured after a Memphis youth football team bus crash. Arkansas state police say the bus was on I-30, West of Benton, when it left the roadway and overturned. The bus driver is being questioned by state troopers. @FOX13Memphis pic.twitter.com/yXtWlZSLwK
— Alexa Lorenzo (@ALorenzoFOX13) 3. prosince 2018
Detská nemocnica v Little Rocku vyhlásila, že po rannej nehode prijala 24 pacientov, pričom všetci sú v stabilizovanom stave. Vodiča autobusu vypočúvali muži zákona. Podľa memphiskej televízie WMC športovci navštevujú základnú školu a počas víkendu mali zápas v Dallase.
#BREAKING I spoke with a coach from Memphis TN who says it was a Little League Football Team on board the bus. Players range from 9-12 yrs old. They were traveling from Dallas, TX back to Memphis. 1 person dead, at least 21 people taken to the hospital. #ARnews pic.twitter.com/zIl6CUnLlg
— Susanne Brunner (@SusanneBrunner) 3. decembra 2018
