Lufkin cheerleaders, adult, hospitalized after eight vehicle-bus crash near Downtown Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Three high school cheerleaders and one adult were hospitalized following a crash involving eight vehicles, including a school bus, on US-59 Sunday morning.

Over 30 Lufkin ISD students and several adults were on the bus when it crashed just before 11:50 a.m. on US 59 near the Fannin Street exit.

The bus carried the district's cheerleading team to a competition in Rosenberg, but after the crash, the team rerouted and returned to Lufkin.

According to Transtar, the accident spread across four lanes on the highway.

Houston Police told ABC13 that the team's bus driver was issued a citation. However, they declined to say what the citation was for, citing the ongoing investigation by their Vehicular Crimes Division.

A team parent told ABC13 that the three students hospitalized had been released Sunday evening. Houston police described the injuries of those hospitalized as minor.

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