A bus carrying members of the Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team was involved in a deadly crash Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Iowa State Patrol officials confirmed to KCCI that one person died in the crash in Calhoun County, Iowa. Houston Astros amateur scout Jim Stevenson posted on Twitter/X that the death involved a member of the Lakers team, which was scheduled to visit North Arkansas College on Thursday.
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“The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference and our members are heartbroken to learn of the bus accident,” read a statement posted to the conference’s Facebook page Wednesday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the student-athletes, coaches, staff, families, and the entire Iowa Lakes community during this incredibly difficult time.”
According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, the bus went off Highway 4 shortly after 11 a.m., and overturned in a ditch. Air and ground ambulances transported those with injuries among the 33 people aboard.
The crash remains under investigation, according to the statement.
“The safety and well-being of our students and staff is our highest priority,” the college said in a statement, adding it is “in direct communication with families and is providing support to those affected.”
“We ask our entire community to please lift up everyone involved, their families, and the entire Iowa Lakes community in prayer during this difficult time,” the North Arkansas College Pioneer Athletics said in a statement on social media.
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