FOXNews.com: 'HORRIFIC' CRASH:At Least 34 Injured After Bus Hits Boston Overpass

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'HORRIFIC' CRASH:At Least 34 Injured After Bus Hits Boston Overpass Feb 3rd 2013, 06:51 BOSTON –  Officials say more than 30 people were injured, three seriously, after a charter bus carrying high school students from Pennsylvania crashed into an overpass in Boston on Saturday night. MyFoxBoston.com reports that the bus was carrying 42 students and adult chaperones when it attempted to pass under a bridge on Soldier's Field Road, a major crosstown road, authorities said. The Destined for a Dream Foundation group was coming from Harvard University and heading back to the Philadelphia area, according to Massachusetts State Police. Some passengers were trapped inside for hours, authorities said. Boston EMS says 34 people were injured. One was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and three others were seriously injured. The rest of the injuries were minor. Authorities said the Calvary Coach bus did not belong on that road, which was not authorized for over-sized vehicles, and State Police were investigating whether charges were warranted against the driver, who apparently failed to see a sign prohibiting the vehicle from taking that route. Ray Talmedge, owner of the Philadelphia-based Calvary Coach Bus company, said his driver was being interviewed by police. Talmedge said the driver, who also drives a school bus, didn't know about the road restrictions. The students were part of a Destined for a Dream Foundation group, Talmedge said. Officials with the Bristol, Pa.-based group, a nonprofit that helps underprivileged youth, had no immediate comment on the crash. The group's Facebook page said the trip to Harvard was to "visit the campus, sit with the office of cultural advancement, followed by a tour of the campus ... followed by Harvard Square (shopping, eating, site seeing...etc...) This should be a fun time for all!" The bus suffered significant damage in the crash. Photos posted on the Fire Department's website showed firefighters standing on the top of the bus using boards to extract people. The last victim was freed from the bus around 9 p.m., according to the department. "It's horrible. It's horrific. On such a cold night too you wonder if everyone's okay, you wonder who the driver is, it's what you don't know," one witness told WHDH.com. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority sent buses to pick up non-injured passengers and get them out of the frigid temperatures. Soldiers Field Road curves along the Charles River and passes by Harvard and Boston University. It is a major roadway to the Massachusetts Turnpike. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Click here for more for MyFoxBoston.com. Click here for more from WHDH.com.

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