DANVILLE - A school bus with 14 high school-aged passengers traveled off an embankment and rolled onto its side during the morning commute Tuesday about 1.5 miles northeast of Danville.
It's driver, Calvin R. Straub, 72, of Danville, will be cited for driving too fast for conditions, according to Trooper Joshua Herman of state police at Milton.
The crash occurred about 7:40 a.m. on Klein Road near Bald Top Road in Valley Township, Montour County, and a winter storm had left many area roadways slick.
There were 14 students aboard - males and females between 14 and 17 years of age - en route to Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School. Eight suffered injuries, although state police at Milton could not say to what severity.
Straub was driving a 2009 Bluebird school bus north, picking up students bound for the vo-tech 22 miles east of the accident scene, when he lost control rounding a right curve causing the vehicle to cross over the roadway and travel down the embankment before flipping onto its side.
Straub and the 14 students were all taken by ambulance to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, for evaluation or treatment. Police said Straub was wearing a seat belt and was not injured. There were no seat belts for passengers.
Assisting at the scene were ambulance personnel from Elysburg, Danville and AREA Services along with Valley Township Fire Company and Fire Police.
