Overview

• Two North Allegheny School District buses carrying the high school marching band were involved in a crash at the Oakmont Plum Service Plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Plum.
• Six students sustained minor injuries and two adults were also taken to local hospitals for treatment, according to the district.
• All other students were assessed at the scene by emergency crews and released without further treatment.
• The group had been traveling to a football game at Norwin High School, and the football team had already arrived at the stadium before the crash.
• Video and photos showed two buses and the band equipment truck pulled over at the service plaza as responders assisted, and the cause remains under investigation.