Crime & Safety
Bus Carrying Lehigh Rowers Involved in Fatal Crash
The bus overturned near Hanover Township. A coroner was reportedly called to the scene.
A school bus carrying students from Lehigh University’s rowing team overturned near Hanover Township Tuesday evening, ABC-6 reports.
The university confirmed the incident in a tweet.
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ABC reports the coroner has been called to the scene.
A Lehigh rower on the bus tweeted to 69 News, “hi, I’m a Lehigh rower who was on the bus that got hit. All Lehigh students are okay, but the guy who hit us is dead.”
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According to the university, preliminary reports say no students suffered major injuries. However there was a fatality involving another vehicle in the accident.
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