VA Bus Flips, Injures Dozens of Students

Virginia police charged a driver with reckless driving after a bus crashed near Richmond and injured dozens of college students returning to school at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend. Thomas B. Chidester, 58, picked up students in a charter bus near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond to head back to University of Virginia, Radford University and Virginia Tech, police said. About 15 minutes into the drive, he lost control and overturned the bus on a ramp with 50 passengers on board. State police said 34 of the passengers and the driver were hurt, with one passenger who was taken to the hospital for serious injuries.