Student killed, 21 other people injured in South Carolina school bus crash

One student was killed and 21 other people were injured when a school bus returning from a field trip overturned along Interstate 77 in South Carolina. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, a 2021 Blue Bird school bus was traveling south on I-77 near mile marker 55 in Blackstock when a tire blew out. The bus then struck a guard rail and overturned. Lexington District 2 said that students were traveling home from a field trip in Charlotte.According to the school's website, an eighth-grade field trip was scheduled for Thursday.Drone video of the crash below: The school district confirmed that the bus was carrying 35 students from Pine Ridge Middle School and three adults at the time of the crash. For the full statement from Lexington District 2, scroll down.After 7 p.m., Ed Darby with Chester County Emergency Management said the crash resulted in the death of a student and 21 people injured. At this time, we do not know how many of those who were injured were students.Video taken of crash scene below: Earlier this afternoon, an official with Lancaster County said five people were transported to area hospitals in critical condition. Darby reported "a few" of the injuries are critical and that he had not received word of the exact number that are critical. The injured were triaged and transported to local area hospitals via ambulance or by medical helicopter. According to Darby, the students who were not injured in the crash were reunited with their parents or guardians. South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.The Chester County Coroner's Office has not released the name of the student who died at this time. Early afternoon statement from Lexington District 2: "Early this afternoon, three buses carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School were traveling home south on Interstate 77, following a field trip just outside Charlotte. A tire blew on one of the buses, causing an accident. The bus was carrying three adults and roughly 35 students."The two other buses traveling back on Interstate 77 were not involved."EMS is on the scene, along with other emergency responders, law enforcement agencies, and district/school personnel. EMS is assessing everyone on the scene, and some students are being transported for further evaluation."