Three people were killed and 26 injured when a bus carrying mostly teens from a church camp crashed in Indianapolis.
A total of 37 people, including adults, were on board the bus, which was on its way back to an Indianapolis church when it crashed.
Witnesses said the bus came speeding off of an interstate highway on Saturday afternoon, struck a retaining wall as it tried to round a curve and overturned.
Local station WTHR-TV reported the bus driver told witnesses his brakes failed.
Footage showed the bust resting on its side as medical helicopters and fire officials rushed to the scene.
No other vehicle was believed to have been involved in the accident.
The dead included a man and a woman, while there was no immediate information on the third victim.
Lieutenant Ato McTush of the Indianapolis Fire Department said many had sustained head injuries.
The passengers were members of Colonial Hill Baptist Church and the bus was church-owned.
Witnesses to the crash described a horrifying scene.
Duane Lloyd told WTHR that he heard a loud noise behind him and saw the crash unfold.
"I heard a skid. I looked back. I see this bus in the air and people falling out of the bus," Mr Lloyd said.
Sasha Sample told The Indianapolis Star some victims were lying in the road, while others were able to limp to the side.
"Everybody had boils and scrapes on them," she said.
"People were trying to climb from under the bus."
Authorities investigating the cause of the accident said they had not yet determined whether the bus had mechanical issues.
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