DeFuniak Springs ,FL :20 injured in church bus crash on I-10 on Friday , June 26th 2015

Twenty people were taken to area hospitals Friday after authorities say a church school bus traveling on Interstate 10 veered off the highway and hit a tree.The crash was reported at 3:10 p.m. just west of State Road 331 near DeFuniak Springs, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.The bus was one of three vehicles from a church in Louisiana that were heading east on I-10, said Bryan Pierce, a battalion chief from Walton County Fire Rescue. He was not sure why the bus left the road.Twenty people were taken to hospitals, although none of them suffered life-threatening injuries, Pierce said.Seven were taken to Healthmark Regional Medical Center in DeFuniak Springs; one was taken to Twin Cities Hospital in Niceville; seven were taken to Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach; and five were taken to North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview.About 40 people were in a second bus and a passenger van that were traveling with the bus that wrecked. They were taken to DeFuniak Springs Community Center for the night, according to Pierce and the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.Many of the people who were hurt were youths. The bus driver and chaperones were adults, Pierce said.The wreck closed one eastbound lane of I-10.“We did back up traffic for miles, I’m afraid,” Pierce said. FHP was investigating the crash, but had released no details Friday night.Walton County sheriff’s deputies and DeFuniak Springs police and firefighters assisted at the scene.

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20 injured in church bus crash on I-10