Valdosta, GA : One killed in school bus wreck on Monday August 29, 2016

One fatality has been reported and about a dozen Lowndes County students were sent to the hospital Monday afternoon following an interstate collision between a school bus and a tractor-trailer.

Authorities said 15-year-old Rebecca Hall of Valdosta succumbed to her injuries at South Georgia Medical Center a short time after the wreck.

A life-flight helicopter had landed on the blocked southbound lanes of Interstate 75 to transport the student, said Georgia State Patrol Cpl. Chris Kelch. He said her medical condition was not stable enough for a helicopter trip.

Kelch estimated about 13 students were taken to South Georgia Medical Center for treatment. He said the wreck involved a collision between the Lowndes County Schools school bus and a tractor-trailer near the 16 mile marker, southbound on I-75. The cause of the incident was still under investigation Monday evening. Reports noted the rear driver’s side of the school bus was heavily damaged with the back panel and roof crumpled and collapsed.

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One killed in school bus wreck