Two Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus

A Mount Pleasant High School track coach was killed and 18 students hurt Thursday night in a crash involving a school bus, an 18-wheeler and a car. The crash happened around 10:45 p.m. near the town of Talco, about 25 miles north of Mount Pleasant. The accident also killed the driver of the 18-wheeler and left another track coach with critical injuries. School district officials said the big rig veered into oncoming traffic straight towards a school bus carrying the Mount Pleasant High boys track team. The coach driving the bus veered toward a ditch to avoid a head-on collision, but the big rig was slammed into the side of the bus, causing it to roll over.