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School bus rollover near Rochester injures teens

Icy conditions suspected in a school bus rollover crash near Rochester.
Bush crash near Rochester. Credit: Elizabeth Nida Obert Post Bulletin

EYOTA, Minn. - Eight students suffered noncritical injuries when the school bus they were riding in rolled over in southern Minnesota, near Rochester.

School bus crash near Rochester. Credit: Elizabeth Nida Obert, Post Bulletin


The bus was carrying 29 people, mostly high school freshmen and sophomores from Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville. They were headed to a church retreat in Lanesboro.

School bus crash near Rochester injures teens. Credit: Elizabeth Nida Obert, Post Bulletin


The State Patrol says the eight injured students were taken to the hospital, and none of the injuries appeared serious.

Officials say the bus was traveling on Highway 52 and was pulling a trailer on the icy highway when the driver lost control Saturday morning.


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