Of the 54 people aboard a travel bus carrying Indians and Asian tourists, there were five passengers at his side after overturning and 22nd August, according to the authorities, many others injured. The incident occurred on an interstate highway when he returned to New York from Niagara Falls.
According to state police, most passengers on the bus included tourists from Indian, Chinese and Philippine ethnicity and the authorities used translators to help with reaction to emergencies.
New York Bus Tragedy: How did an accident occurred?
During the evening press briefing, the main police major Andre Ray said that the incident occurred just before 12:30 along the eastern stripes InterState 90 in Pembroke, New York, about 25 million (40 kilometers) east of Buffalo. Ray explained that the bus driver seemed scattered, lost control of the vehicle, and then repaired and led the bus to turn on the right shoulder and overturned. He did not get the nature of the distraction and added that the exact cause remains in an active investigation.
Ray noted that passengers on the bus ranged from the age of infants to the elderly, between 1 and 74 years. During the accident, several people were thrown from the vehicle and was declared a dead five adults on the spot. Others were imprisoned in debris and had to be expressed by emergency crews. Dozens of passengers were transported to hospitals in the area, although Ray stressed that no other injuries were life -threatening.
“There was an absolute tragedy,” Ray said. “And first of all, our thoughts, prayers and hearts go to those involved, their friends and their families.”
Ray said that a preliminary investigation excluded mechanical failure or damage to the driver. The driver survived and cooperated with the police, the officials said. No charges were filed on Friday evening, Ray said.
The National Transport Safety Council said it was sending a team to New York to explore the crash.
Mercy Flight Medical Transport Service said its three helicopters and three other services were transported by people from the accident site. Hospitals in the region said they evaluated or treated more than 40 people. The injury moved from the trauma head to the broken arm and leg.
Two people who needed surgery in Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo are expected to recover, Dr. Jeffrey Brewer, chief of surgery.
At an earlier press conference, soldier James O’Callaghan said that most people on the bus did not wear seat belts. In response to another Bus crash in New York In 2023, and Law Requires the use of seat belts on charter buses built on 28 November 2016 or later. The age of the bus in Friday’s accident was not immediately known.
Witnesses said that glass and people’s things were scattered on the highway.
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