INDIANAPOLIS — Two students from Pennsylvania were taken to the hospital after a crash involving multiple vans on Indianapolis' southeast side Thursday morning.
The crash occurred along I-465 southbound near South Arlington Avenue around 7:45 a.m. There were at least 19 students in the vans, and two were transported to a local hospital with "very minor injuries," Indiana State Police told 13News.
The other students were picked up by a local school bus and taken to their destination. ISP told 13News the students were on their way to the FFA convention in Indianapolis.
All lanes of southbound I-465 were blocked for a short period but reopened completely around 8:30 a.m.
During the crash investigation and transport of the students, traffic backed up for miles, stretching north to Interstate 70 on the east side of the city.