(above) Members of the fire department work on extricating bus driver Kenneth Nance, following a crash of the Elmira Jackals team bus at approximately 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning in Harborcreek, Pa.Video of player interviews after accident
It is unknown at this time if two DU hockey alums sustained minor injuries as passengers on the Elmira Jackals team bus was involved in an accident at approximately 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning in Harborcreek, Pa., near Exit 37 on Interstate 90.No life-threatening injuries were sustained by any Jackals players or team staff members. Kevin Ulanski (left) and Luke Fulghum (right) are listed on the Jackals roster and won two national championships at the University of Denver in 2004 and 2005.
The driver of the bus, Kenneth Nance, 56, of Blossburg, had to be extricated from the bus and was airlifted to Hamot Medical Center in Erie with serious lower body injuries. The Associated Press is reporting that a hospital spokeswoman said Nance was in serious condition in the intensive-care unit.
Nance was employed by JGM Coach Co. of Wellsboro, Pa., Jackals general manager Robbie Nichols said.
According to Pennsylvania State Trooper James Quirk, the bus collided with the back of a tractor trailer, went off the road and down an embankment into a field. The players were sleeping on bunks in the bus when the incident occurred.
"Some players were tossed and thrown around the bus," Nichols said. "We have some minor injuries. We don't know the extent of the injuries."
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