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Braves' Class A Advanced team involved in bus crash

A bus carrying the Braves' Class A Advanced Carolina Mudcats team crashed on a road in North Carolina early Tuesday, injuring several passengers.

According to a report from wralSPORTSfan.com, the Trailways bus was en route to Myrtle Beach, S.C., when it crashed near the North Carolina-South Carolina border. The report cites county emergency services director Kay Worley as saying the crash happened at about 3:45 a.m. ET.

There was no information available about the cause of the crash, but Worley said seven players and a team trainer were taken to a local hospital for attention. The bus was carrying 33 passengers.