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School Bus With 37 Students Rolls-Over in Tragic Accident, Killing One
There were about two dozen children on board. There was no immediate word on injuries. (Photo: AP/Lake County News-Sun, Thomas Delany Jr.)

School Bus With 37 Students Rolls-Over in Tragic Accident, Killing One

Emergency personnel respond at the scene where a school bus overturned that was carrying about two dozen elementary school children, Friday, April 5, 2013, in Wadsworh, Ill. Lake County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sgt. Sara Balmes says there was no immediate word on any injuries. (Photo: AP/Courtesy of NBCChicago.com)

An accident in a north Chicago suburb involving a couple vehicles and a school bus roll-over Friday morning has resulted in one death and more than a dozen have been taken to the hospital.

According to CBS local out of Chicago, the school bus carrying 37 students (other reports say 25 students) rolled over just before 8 a.m. near Wadsworth in Lake County. It is unclear at the time exactly how the accident was caused.

There were about two dozen children on board. There was no immediate word on injuries. (Photo: AP/Lake County News-Sun, Thomas Delany Jr.)

Two vehicles, an SUV and a Jeep, were also involved in the accident. CBS reported the driver of one of these vehicles being the person killed.

Here is raw, aerial footage of the crash scene:

The school bus was headed to Newport Elementary School.

Those injured were taken to nearby hospitals.

This is a breaking story. We will update it with more information as it becomes available. 

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