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Bus carrying youth football team crashes, killing 1 child and injuring more than 40

A bus carrying a youth football team crashed early this morning, killing 1 child and injuring more than 40 others.

SALINE COUNTY, Ark. (KTHV) - A bus carrying a youth football team back to Memphis from a championship game in Dallas crashed, killing one child and injuring more than 40 others.

The team appears to be the Orange Mound Youth Association all-star football team, according to a Facebook post.

A first responder at the scene said that many of the children's injuries were serious.

More than 20 pediatric patients were taken to Arkansas Children's Hospital. Families are told to contact 501-364-1100 to connect with staff to help guide them. A family center is set up on site, families are urged to enter through the main entrance.

There is a shuttle from Baptist Health to Arkansas Children's because some parents may be told their child is at Baptist when they are actually at Children's.

There are also a number of children in Saline County hospitals.

Arkansas State Police said the bus overturned at around 2:40 a.m on the on-ramp to I-30 from Highway 70. People on the bus were initially trapped. The bus driver is being questioned by Arkansas State Police.

We will update this article with more info as it becomes available.

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