PITTSBURGH — The Aliquippa Jr. High School football team was involved in a bus crash in Beaver County on Saturday, according to a social media post made by the team.

At least 25 students were on the bus and many of them were taken to UPMC Children's Hospital following the crash on Shaffer Road in Economy, according to Post-Gazette news partner KDKA. The bus was carrying 28 passengers total. The driver was also transported.

Saturday afternoon, a UPMC spokesperson said Children's Hospital was treating and evaluating 20 of the children involved in the crash. Their conditions were not released.

The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. By 11 a.m., the scene had been cleared, the team's Facebook posting said.

As of 11 a.m. Saturday, the team had left the scene.

"Please take a moment to send a thought or prayer for each player or coach that was traveling this morning," the post said.

The team had been scheduled to play at Pine-Richland Middle School at 11 a.m. Saturday in a season-opening game.

Messages left with the Economy Borough Police Department and Aliquippa School District for further information were not immediately returned.

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