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NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the investigation could take 12-18 months. She said a preliminary report will be out in a few weeks and the agency might issue safety recommendations earlier.

The crash involved a charter bus carrying more than 50 band students to a conference in the Columbus area. Three students and three adults - two parent chaperones and a Tusky Valley teacher - were pronounced dead at the scene.

The charter bus was transporting students from a school in eastern Ohio, Licking County Emergency Management Agency Director Sean Grady said.

The State Highway Patrol says a total of 19 people died on Ohio roadways during the recent holidays.Ten people were killed in crashes in the four days…