A tour bus carrying 54 passengers from Niagara Falls to New York City collided and rolled on its side on an interstate highway, killing five people and injuring many others, according to authorities.
The bus left the road on a highway on Friday about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Buffalo, according to a police spokesman.
Police are currently looking into the cause of the collision, but they believe the driver, who survived, overtook control of the vehicle, oversteered, and caused the bus to flip over and come to rest in a ditch.
No other vehicles were involved, according to authorities, who have excluded mechanical failure and driver health issues.
Bus passengers came from China, India, the Middle East, the Philippines, and the United States, according to police. To facilitate communication with the victims, translators were dispatched to the scene.
Three helicopters, including three from other organizations, were used by the Mercy Flight medical transport service to transport people from the crash site to nearby hospitals.
More than 40 people received treatment and evaluation for injuries ranging from head trauma to broken arms and legs.
A team from the National Transportation Safety Board was dispatched to New York to look into the collision, according to the NTSB.
Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, stated that her team was coordinating with state police and local authorities, “who are working to rescue and assist everyone involved.”
In response to the crash, Connect Life, a network for blood and organ donors, urged people to offer them information.
“I’m praying for their families and grieving for all those we’ve lost.” Senior US senator from New York, Chuck Schumer, thanked the brave first responders who were on the scene.
Source: Aljazeera
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