The Ohio State Highway Patrol was working to decide what caused a school bus to flip over along a rural Muskingum County road, killing a kindergartener and wounded six other students and the driver.
Tri-Valley school bus hit a ditch and upturned around 8:00 Wednesday along State Route 60 near the Fawn Road, 10TV's Cara reported Connelly.
The bus may have rolled several times before coming to a pause at the top, say establishment.
It was not immediately clear what caused the bus to the wreck while it was on its way to Port Nash Elementary School. No other vehicles were involved.
Kasey King, a kindergarten student, was killed in the mishap, Connelly reported.
Five of the six other upset students were treated in Genesis-Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. They were all treated and at large.
One of the injured students was transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus.
The child was held for surveillance, reported 10TV's Tracy Townsend. He was listed in fair condition.
The bus driver, identified as Carol Oler, was flown by helicopter to Grant Medical Medical Center in Columbus, 10TV News report.
She was released from the hospital just before 4:00
Thursday is the last day of school for the district. Wednesday was a makeup day for students who missed school in the winter weather, reported 10TV's Lindsey Seavert.
Tri-Valley Superintendent Mark Neal said the district gave advice to students at Nash Elementary School Port, who lost a classmate.
Neal went Zanesville to meet the students who had minor injuries at Good Samaritan Hospital.
The school district said that their focus was to provide emotional support after such a traumatic event, reported Seavert.
Doctors in the emergency room said after the accident that they went into what is known as Code Yellow, a trauma code to let them know the potential disaster came.
Doctors treated six children aged 6 to 11 years old, Seavert reported.
"Some of them had absolutely nothing wrong with them whatsoever," says Dr. Diane Craig Bills. "It was an accident, they were obviously shaken up from it. Some had bumps and bruises, and one was more serious and had to be transported to Children's (Hospital). "
Craig says the hospital staff were happy to respond to a critical situation at a time of crisis in society.
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