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Morehouse Bus Wreck
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) Morehouse College honored students involved in a bus crash that injured 13 members of the marching band at a special church service Sunday.
One of three buses carrying the "House of Funk'' Marching Band to Albany State for a football game skidded off Interstate 75 in Henry County and flipped twice Saturday morning, leaving two students with serious injuries. One band member was kept overnight at Grady Memorial Hospital, but none of the injuries was life threatening.
Morehouse College President Robert Franklin said Saturday ``was a frightening day'' for Morehouse.
``But thank God not a tragic day,'' he said, adding that counselors and the chaplain will be on campus as a resource to students as needed.
The bus overturned on I-75 southbound near the I-675 merge, said Capt. Jason Bolton with the Henry County Police Department. It is unclear what caused the accident, but officials believe the bus skidded on the wet roadway and ended up on its side.
The bus flipped a couple of times and came to rest on its side. As it flipped, another bus transporting Morehouse band members turned around, and occupants from the first bus began helping students from the second bus.
The game went on as scheduled, with Morehouse falling 30-12 to Albany State.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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