One person was killed and 23 others were injured when a bus crashed early Sunday on Interstate 95 in northern Maryland, police said.
The bus was carrying 24 people when it lost control and hit a guardrail on I-95 in Harford County, Maryland State Police said. Emergency calls began coming in about 6 a.m. about the crash of "a party bus" in the northbound lanes of the interstate, before the exit for MD-542, according to the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.
One passenger died at the scene, police said. The driver and 22 other passengers were taken to three different hospitals, with several of the victims in serious condition, the volunteer fire company said.
It wasn't immediately known why the bus went out of control. No charges were immediately filed.
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The northbound lanes of I-95 were closed temporarily from mile marker 77, but they have since reopened, police said.
Maryland state troopers, Maryland Transportation Authority police officers and Harford County sheriff’s deputies all responded to the crash scene, as did local fire departments. Maryland State Police's crash team is leading the investigation.
Police said the bus was a Ford E-450 built for multiple occupancy. It was not immediately known where the bus was coming from and where it was going.
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Harford County is located about 34 miles (55 kilometers) north of Baltimore.
