Several Injured in School Bus Accident

Strong winds are believed to be at least partly to blame for a bus rollover Friday afternoon near Devon on Highway 2. Emergency personnel from Toole, Liberty, Glacier and Pondera Counties responded to the accident, which was reported at 2:44pm.  Injured passengers were taken to hospitals in Shelby, Chester, Cut Bank and Conrad. According to the MHP, non of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. The Marias Medical Center has set up three phone lines for family members to call for information: 434-3130, 434-3133 and 434-3134. The bus was east-bound at the time of the accident, with about 40 passengers from the Harlem area, who were returning home from a church camp. he preliminary report from the MHP is that the driver overcorrected after a gust of wind pushed the bus to the edge of the road.