COVINGTON, ga. —A chain collision that damaged six school buses and a car Saturday trapped one driver east of Atlanta, and medical officials examined more than 50 other people for injuries, authorities said.
The accident happened on Interstate 20 while the buses were taking students from Burke County near the South Carolina state line to a Six Flags amusement park outside Atlanta, said Johnny Jenkins, chairman of the Burke County Board of Education.
Traffic on the highway had slowed approaching Covington because of a closed lane, said Gordy Wright, a spokesman for the Georgia State Patrol, which is investigating the accident. As the buses reduced speed, one bus was struck from behind by another school bus, setting off a chain collision.
Rescue crews had to cut bus driver Angela Benjamin Jones, 44, from the wreckage, said Amy Nunnally, a spokeswoman for the Burke County school system. Two other people suffered injuries, police said. The Associated Press
