At least 9 still hospitalized after deadly bus crash
LOXLEY, Ala. — One minute members of the Texas high school band were sleeping soundly on an early morning bus trip home from a much-anticipated trip to a music festival at Disney World. The next minute their bus was plunging into a ravine so steep rescuers had to rappel down to them.
The crash tossed students around the vehicle and killed the driver.
Relatives identified the driver, Harry Caligone, as a caring man who was “dedicated to his job.” About three dozen others on the bus were hurt, six seriously, authorities and the bus company said. Interstate 10 was blocked for hours where the accident occurred between Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida.
At least nine people remain hospitalized early Wednesday. Hospitals said two of the most severely injured were listed in serious condition, while the other seven were in good or stable condition.