Eight Kansas City Students Injured Overturning Church Bus I-29 Missouri

A church bus carrying 29 passengers, including students from Shawnee Mission Christian School and Olivet Baptist Church, overturned on Interstate 29 in Buchanan County, Missouri, after tire blowouts caused the vehicle to skid off the road and roll over. The bus was transporting volleyball and soccer teams to sports events in St. Joseph when the front passenger side tire blew out, followed by the rear tire, leading to the crash. Nine people, including eight juveniles aged 12 to 16 and one adult woman, were injured with injuries ranging from moderate to serious, but none were life-threatening. The injured were transported to hospitals in North Kansas City and St. Joseph, with most expected to recover. The driver, a 61-year-old man from Merriam, Kansas, was uninjured. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the accident, which caused a temporary closure of Interstate 29 but reopened by early evening.