A school bus carrying a Minco high school softball team was involved in a rollover crash on Monday evening, resulting in multiple injuries. The accident occurred on a Grady County highway outside Minco, around 8 p.m. near State Highway 152 and County Street 2760. According to KOCO 5, there were 13 individuals on the bus, with at least six people reported in critical condition following the incident.
In the uniform of their sport, the players were returning from a softball event when their vehicle, a school bus, tipped and rolled over. Following the crash, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation closed both east and westbound lanes of SH-152/SH-37 at County Road 2760, west of Minco near Cogar in Grady County as reported by KFOR.
Kevin Sims, the Superintendent of Minco Public Schools, affirmed the involvement of the softball team in the accident and announced the closure of school for the subsequent day. "This evening, our Minco Softball team was in a serious accident west of Minco," Sims posted online, a statement obtained by MYNorthwest. He urged the community to "Please keep these student-athletes, coaches and their families in your prayers."
Details on the number of injuries were sparse initially, but it was confirmed by a dispatcher for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s Troop G that some individuals were ejected as the bus rolled over. Echoing the call for community support, U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma took to the internet, expressing he and his wife, Cindy, "join all of Oklahoma in praying for our neighbors in Minco tonight," as stated by MYNorthwest. Adding to the community's response, the Minco First Baptist Church opened its sanctuary for those who wished to come and pray during this time of crisis.
