OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A school bus returning from a high school band competition veered off a road, went through a bridge guardrail and crashed into a gully Saturday. Three people were killed and 28 were injured, some critically, authorities said.
The victims — two Seward High School students and the mother of a band member — died at the scene, Douglas County Sheriff Tim Dunning said.
"On top of everything else that's taken place, it's terrible," Dunning said. "The worst accident I've seen in my career. Without a doubt."
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Authorities weren't sure what caused the bus to stray off course but don't believe another vehicle was involved. The road curves just before the bridge, which is about 40 feet above a small stream.