Officials: Several students injured after school bus overturns in North Carolina

ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. — Officials said a school bus carrying middle school students overturned Monday morning in Alexander County.

The incident happened just after 7:30 a.m. on Icard Ridge Road near the Bethlehem community.

According to school officials, the bus was headed to West Alexander Middle School.

Officials said 13 students were transported to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries was not immediately clear.

No additional details were immediately released.

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