Cottonwood, Minn.
Four students were killed Tuesday in a school bus crash in southwestern Minnesota, authorities said.The students were in a Lakeview School bus that was hit by a van around 3:25 p.m. on Minnesota Highway 23 north of Cottonwood, Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Mark Peterson said. The bus then collided with a pickup and tipped on its side.
The victims weren't immediately identified, and their ages weren't immediately given. At least 14 people were hurt. Eleven students were treated at a hospital in Marshall, and two more in nearby Granite Falls.
The crash rocked Cottonwood, a small town of a little more than 1,000 people, and the surrounding area. About 40 people attended an evening press briefing at Swan Lake Lutheran Church.
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