More than 20 people were injured Saturday morning when a school bus carrying a junior high football team crashed in Pennsylvania, according to local news outlets. The team confirmed the incident in a Facebook post, sharing that "each player is being evaluated."

Newsweek has reached out Aliquippa Junior High School, the superintendent, and the Economy Borough Police Department for comment via email on Saturday.

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Students at Aliquippa Junior High, which begins in seventh grade, started the new school year on Thursday.

Local reports said more than a dozen students were injured in the crash. It is one of several school bus crashes this year that has sent students to hospitals nationwide.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that between 2014

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