Multiple members of the Murray State University softball team and its traveling entourage were injured when the team’s bus was involved in a crash as the squad traveled to the NCAA Tournament in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The school in a social media post said three people with the group suffered non-life threatening injuries. The school did not specify who was hurt in the wreck or whether the injured were players, coaches or support staff.
The Herald-Leader reports that WHNT-TV in Huntsville, Alabama, said the wreck took place on Highway 13 near Bankston, Alabama.
“The TV station spoke with the mother of one of the Murray State players on the bus. AL.com reported late Thursday that 26 people were aboard the Murray State bus and that the crash occurred around 5:45 p.m. CDT,” the newspaper reports.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency told AL.com that the bus collided with a commercial vehicle and that the three injured passengers were taken to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa.
The Racers (40-16-1) were scheduled to play in the double-elimination regional tournament beginning on Friday night at 6:30.
Vince Marrow, University of Kentucky football associate head coach, has a daughter on the Murray State softball team and tweeted after the accident:
“Hey everyone just want to let everyone (know) that @RacersSoftball is ok. Thanks for prayers.”
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
