Bus full of teens returning from camp rolls over on downhill mountain curve

"A bus carrying dozens of adults and teenagers driving downhill through the San Bernardino Mountains overturned as it rounded a curve Sunday night, injuring at least 20 passengers and triggering an hours-long closure of State Highway 330, authorities said. The bus was just south of Running Springs when it rolled over and crashed before 9 p.m., according to a San Bernardino County Fire Protection District social media post."

"First responders arrived and found the bus on its side in a turnout, with passengers crawling out through a hatch in the roof, according to the post. The passengers were traveling from a camp near Angelus Oaks back to Orange County when the crash occurred, authorities said. The fire protection district declared the incident a "mass casualty incident," in which the number of casualties and the severity of their injuries overwhelm the capacity of emergency services."

"Officials set up triage protocols, a patient treatment area and an ambulance loading zone, according to the social media post. Twenty-six people, including three with major injuries, were treated. At least 20 people were hospitalized. Some of the bus passengers declined treatment or an ambulance ride to the hospital."

A bus carrying adults and teenagers rolled over while driving downhill through the San Bernardino Mountains just south of Running Springs before 9 p.m., injuring at least 20 passengers. Passengers were traveling from a camp near Angelus Oaks back to Orange County and many crawled out through a hatch in the roof. San Bernardino County Fire Protection District declared a "mass casualty incident" and established triage protocols, a patient treatment area and an ambulance loading zone. Emergency responders treated 26 people, including three with major injuries; at least 20 were hospitalized. State Highway 330 was closed in both directions and reopened by Monday morning. Responders included 11 engines, 11 ambulances and four chief officers; all passengers were transported to hospitals by 10:30 p.m.

Read at Los Angeles Times