41 Hampton University Student-Athletes Escape Bus Before Explosion

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — Dozens of athletes from a Virginia college were able to evacuate a charter bus before it exploded in North Carolina.
News outlets cite a statement from Wilson County Emergency Management that says 41 track and field athletes from Hampton University were traveling home on Saturday night from a meet at the University of South Carolina when the bus went up in flames.
The release says the bus driver “did an excellent job” evacuating the students before the bus e