AUGUSTA, GA : Bus crash injures Masters Tournament fans, driver charged with DUI on Thursday, 5th April 2018

A tour bus headed to the Masters golf tournament overturned on a Georgia interstate Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and snarling traffic as scores of fans made the pilgrimage to one of the sport's premier events. The bus driver has been charged with driving under the influence.

The bus carrying 18 passengers crashed on Interstate 20 around 8:45 a.m. Thursday, just as fans were driving in for the tournament's first round, the Georgia State Patrol said. The driver ran off the right side, then overcorrected before the bus overturned in the median, according to a patrol news release. Several passengers were taken to the hospital, but troopers said none of the injuries were life-threatening.

The crash blocked lanes in both directions about 15 miles from the golf tournament along a major route from Atlanta, where many golf fans fly in before driving the last leg. It took several hours to clear the crash, and even then authorities advised drivers to look for alternate routes.

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Bus crash injures Masters Tournament fans, driver charged with DUI