Tusky Valley High School Students Accident: 3 Dead, 15 Injured, in Crash on I-70 in Licking County Accident

Tusky Valley High School Students Accident: Three people were killed and fifteen more were injured after a semi-truck rear-ended a charter bus carrying high school students on an Ohio highway on Tuesday, an emergency services representative said. At approximately 8:30 in the morning, a collision occurred on Interstate 70, just south of Pataskala and near state Route 310.

There is a possibility that the highway will be blocked for several hours. According to reports, the band from Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools in Zoarville, Ohio, was en route to Columbus for a performance when the terrible incident took place. The cause of the crash is yet unknown as of the time of this report.

What Happened to Tusky Valley High School Students?

A fiery crash involving a charter bus from Tuscarawas Valley High School and a semi-truck has left three people dead and multiple people injured and has shut down traffic on Interstate 70 in Licking County, according to the Associated Press and emergency officials.

The charter bus had band members from the school, parents and teachers on board, according to the Tuscarawas Ohio State Highway Patrol office. The group was heading to an Ohio School Board Association conference in Columbus, according to a Facebook post from the school district.

“Right now, our focus is on getting in touch with our Tusky Valley families who had loved ones on the bus and providing support to our entire school community. Our Trojan family is strong, and it will take that strength and love to get throughout these coming challenging days.”

The remainder of the Ohio School Board Association Capital Conference, which was on its last day, has been canceled, according to the organization’s communications director.

The charter bus was rear-ended by a semi-truck, an emergency official told the Associated Press. There were a total of 57 people on board, he said.

Viewer photos sent to WSYX in Columbus show the back of a passenger bus on fire and a semi-truck behind that bus that appears to be involved.

Dozens of emergency personnel were dispatched to Interstate 70 near the State Route 310 interchange at about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Multiple medical helicopters have also been dispatched to the scene.

Multiple people were taken to Grant, Mount Carmel East and Nationwide hospitals, WSYX reports.