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2 students die after school bus rolls off highway overpass in Houston, 3 other people injured

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    Investigators work around a Houston school bus, left, after it drove off a highway overpass, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Houston, killing two students and seriously injuring three other people, police and school officials said. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (The Associated Press)

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    Investigators work around a Houston school bus after it drove off a highway overpass Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Houston. A female student died at the scene of the wreck and a second girl died at a hospital, according to a statement by the Houston Independent School District. Three others seriously injured (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (The Associated Press)

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    Highway workers look over the broken guard rail where a Houston school bus, right, drove off and flipped Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Houston. A female student died at the scene of the wreck and a second girl died at a hospital, according to a statement by the Houston Independent School District. Three others seriously injured (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (The Associated Press)

HOUSTON – Authorities say a school bus plunged off a highway overpass in Houston after being hit by a car on Tuesday, killing two teenage students and seriously injuring three other people.

The Houston Independent School District says a 17-year-old female student died at the scene, while a 14-year-old girl died at a hospital.

The driver and the other passengers on the bus — two male students — are hospitalized.

Police spokesman Victor Senties said investigators believe that a car struck the front driver's side of the bus after swerving to avoid another vehicle during morning rush-hour traffic.

The bus then lurched to the right, struck a guardrail and toppled to the road below.

Police say the accident remains under investigation.