Overview

• Authorities said 28 people were on the junior high football team bus when it crashed Saturday morning in Economy Borough, Beaver County.
• Aliquippa School District reported one player in critical condition at UPMC Children’s Hospital, and it said the other players were discharged, while Allegheny Health Network said two additional patients remain at Allegheny General Hospital.
• Beaver County dispatch confirmed 21 people were transported to hospitals, including at least one student flown to Allegheny General, with others taken by ambulance or by parents.
• Economy Borough’s police chief said the bus came to rest on its side entangled with live wires after striking utility poles, creating hazards that downed power lines and complicated the response.
• A community vigil was held Saturday night, the district canceled practices and games for the coming week, and investigators continue to examine what caused the crash.