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A BUS returning from a family reunion crashed in southern Kentucky yesterday, killing one person and injuring 66 others, officials said.

Four people suffered critical injuries, said the director of emergency medical services at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, Randy Fathbruckner.

The bus was rented by a family returning to Alabama from a reunion in New York, said Clarence Williams, president of C & R Tours. Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby said the crash happened about 4.20am. Children’s luggage was scattered around the bus, which was crushed in the front against a overpass.