US EditionRollover crash involving tour bus on the New York Thruway leaves several injured
The tour bus carrying 52 passengers overturned after losing control, causing multiple fatalities including children, with extensive emergency and air medical response underway.
- On Friday, the New York State Thruway eastbound between Exit 49 and Exit 48A was closed after a tour bus crash; New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she had been briefed and her team is coordinating with New York State Police and local officials.
- Police said the bus driver lost control at full speed, entered the median, overcorrected and rolled over; the tour bus was returning from Niagara Falls carrying 52 passengers.
- Hospitals reported being placed on standby to receive victims as State Police confirmed multiple fatalities and injuries, with at least six medevac helicopters transporting patients and Erie County Medical Center treating at least eight individuals Friday afternoon.
- State Police warned of heavy delays and detours as vehicles are detoured off the Thruway at Exit 49 , urging drivers to seek alternate routes until further notice.
- Authorities said the cause remains undetermined and an investigation is underway, noting many bus passengers lacked seatbelts and some were ejected, raising safety concerns.
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US tour bus accident kills 5; several Indians on board
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By Mark Morales and Emma Tucker, CNN Five people were killed and dozens more injured after a tour bus carrying 52 passengers back to New York City from Niagara Falls overturned and crashed into a ditch on the New York State Thruway Friday afternoon, according to state police. The passengers ranged in age from 1 to 74, and no children were killed, state police reported late Friday, after earlier saying they believed one child was killed. The cras…
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