School bus carrying Georgia high school football team overturns on busy highway in terrifying crash... as nearby hospitals brace for potential 'mass casualty event'

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Gable, S. (2026, October 24). School bus carrying Georgia high school football team overturns on busy highway in terrifying crash... as nearby hospitals brace for potential 'mass casualty event'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16234931/georgia-school-bus-overturns-football-highway.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-24 · by Sophie Gable

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A school bus carrying approximately 20 members of Salem High School's football team, including players, trainers, coaches, and the driver, overturned on Highway 138 in Rockdale County, Georgia, around 11pm EDT. Videos showed significant damage to the vehicle with one side of its roof collapsed completely. Hospitals near Atlanta are preparing for a potential "mass casualty event," as medical helicopters were dispatched to the scene. The incident occurred after the team's game against Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross and prompted a large emergency response, including multiple ambulances and firefighters.
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Sophie Gable
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Atlanta Conyers Georgia Rockdale County Salem High School

Subjects

Atlanta GPE · 4× Georgia GPE · 3× Conyers GPE · 2× Salem High School ORG · 2× Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M Blank Hospital ORG · 1× Fox 5 ORG · 1× Fox 5 Atlanta ORG · 1× Georgia State Patrol ORG · 1× Rockdale County GPE · 1× the Daily Mail ORG · 1×

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A bus from Salem High School in Conyers, a suburb outside of Atlanta, flipped on Highway 138 and Old Salem Road in Rockdale County, Georgia State Patrol confirmed to the Daily Mail.
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Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

Atlanta area hospitals are bracing for the worst after a school bus carrying roughly 20 high school football players overturned on a busy Georgia highway. asserted
bus → brace → highway
A bus from Salem High School in Conyers, a suburb outside of Atlanta, flipped on Highway 138 and Old Salem Road in Rockdale County, Georgia State Patrol confirmed to the Daily Mail. asserted
Patrol → flip → Mail
Authorities said the scene was still 'very active.' asserted
scene → say → ?
The crash unfolded just before 11pm EDT. asserted
crash → unfold → EDT
The bus was carrying 17 football players, seven trainers, two coaches and one driver. asserted
bus → carry → players
At least two medical helicopters were requested. asserted
helicopters → request → ?
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M Blank Hospital has been notified of the crash and is on standby for the 'possibility of a mass casualty event,' according to Fox 5 Atlanta. uncertain
Healthcare → notify → Fox
Videos of the crash revealed a large emergency response, including firefighters and ambulances. asserted
Videos → reveal → firefighters
The bus sustained significant damage, and one side of the roof collapsed completely. asserted
side → sustain → roof
A school bus was significantly damaged following a crash on a Georgia highway. asserted
bus → damage → highway
Nearby hospitals told local news they were preparing for a 'mass casualty event' The crash prompted a massive emergency response presence. asserted
crash → tell → presence
Football players at Salem High School in Conyers were on a bus with their coach and trainers when it overturned. asserted
it → overturn → coach
There were multiple games throughout the greater Atlanta area on Friday night Footage from the scene showed the front of the bus smashed in, with broken windows. asserted
front → be → windows
First responders later turned the bus upright and remained on scene into the early hours of Saturday. asserted
responders → turn → Saturday
Fox 5 reported that officials appeared to be setting up a reunification site at a nearby parking lot for high schoolers and their families. asserted
officials → report → schoolers
The crash shut down Georgia State Route 138, and travelers were advised to seek alternate routes. asserted
travelers → shut → routes
Salem High School played an away game against Greater Atlanta Christian in Norcross at 7.30pm on Friday night. asserted
School → play → night
Multiple high schools had games scheduled on Friday night. asserted
games → have → night
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