Seven people, including a 6-year-old and a 16-year-old, were killed and 37 others were injured after a passenger bus crashed in Mississippi. The bus was traveling westbound on Interstate 20 in Warren County when it overturned early Saturday morning. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the scene around 12:40 a.m. There were no other vehicles involved in the crash and it is currently unclear what caused it.
Six passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, and another died in a nearby hospital. All seven victims were from Guatemala, including a brother and sister. The identities of the victims have not been released pending notification of next of kin. Thirty-seven passengers were taken to hospitals with unknown injuries, and it is unknown how many passengers were onboard in total.
The crash is under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division. This is a developing story and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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