1 dead, several injured in bus crash carrying Covington Catholic students

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CALIFORNIA, Ky. —

One person is dead and several are injured following a head-on crash involving a charter bus carrying Covington Catholic students, Campbell County police said.

The crash happened around 7:20 a.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes of the AA Highway at California Crossroads in Campbell County.

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According to witnesses on the scene, a southbound car somehow entered the northbound lanes of the highway, striking the charter bus head-on.

"I saw a car come across the median and head toward me," said Ricky Lynn, a witness who was also driving north. "I was able to get out of the way."

The driver of the wrong-way car was pronounced dead at the scene. That driver's name has not been released.

Two people on the bus were taken to area hospitals for treatment, and others suffered minor injuries. The motor coach driver suffered a minor knee injury, the bus company said.

The bus was full of Covington Catholic High School students and several parent chaperones, who were returning from the March for Life rally in Washington. The bus was one of four in a caravan, carrying a total of about 200 passengers.

The front passenger side of the bus was badly damaged in the crash, and the children onboard used emergency exit windows to escape.

Parents say a priest with the Archdiocese of Covington was also among the caravan, and performed a final blessing over the driver of the car killed in the crash.

A statement from the Archdiocese reads, "This morning, a bus carrying students and chaperones home from the March for Life in Washington, DC was involved in an accident. EMT personnel and the Campbell County police have been at the scene and are handling the matter. Please join us in praying for everyone involved in this accident."

All northbound lanes and one southbound lane of the AA Highway are shut down.

WLWT has a crew on the scene and will update this story as details become available

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