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A bus transporting nearly two dozen Pennsylvania middle school students crashed on Saturday, Aug. 23, injuring 21 of them and their driver

The students were part of the Aliquippa Junior High School football team, per local reports, and officials said the vehicle "came to rest on its side"

"The cause of the accident is under investigation at this time," Economy Borough Chief of Police Michael O’Brien told PEOPLE in a statement

A bus carrying a middle school football team crashed, leaving 21 students and the driver injured.

On Saturday, Aug. 23, at around 9:55 a.m. local time, a bus transporting Aliquippa Junior High School students crashed on Shaffer Road in Economy Borough, Economy Borough Chief of Police Michael O’Brien confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.

The bus "came

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