Multiple fatalities, including children, after tour bus with about 50 people crashes in New York State, officials say
The state police reported many deaths and injuries, including children after a tour bus of about 50 passengers who returned to New York from Niagara Waterfalls.
New York State Police Spokesman James O’Callaghan said that the bus was transferred after losing control at a press conference. Authorities said that the authorities had a “good idea ve about why the accident took place, but now it does not offer any more details.
Uz We believe he’s a mortal child, ”he said.
O’Callaghan, the first intervention teams were held to the passengers and others were trying to save and help as they were removed from the bus, which had a “heavy damage”.
While the investigation continued, O’Callaghan said that most of the authorities believe that passengers did not wear a seat belt.
O’Callaghan said that most of the people in the tour bus are Indian, China and Philippine, and that the translators came to help the police.
Police said in a statement, a list of passengers provided by the bus company, including the driver, including 52 people, he said.
A state police spokesman, said the accident, Buffalo, Pembroke town in the east of New York and Niagara Waterfalls 40 miles east to east. The state police say that the state Thruway is currently closed in both directions near the accident area.
The bus was on full speed and did not hit any other vehicle, but he lost control of the Median, O’Callaghan said.
Helicopters, ambulances and law enforcement officers, the bus was seen next to the accident area.
The state police, “a few witnesses lost control of the bus, entered the media, then the southern shoulder observed to overthrow the shoulder,” he said. A newsletter.
O’Callaghan, the state’s Ministry of Transport, some of them are stranded due to the incident, people are trying to help people stay inter -state.
“This is a very variable scene. We have vehicles on the wrong way in 90,” he said.
The driver said “living and good” and with the authorities, O’Callaghan and some victims were taken to the strong Memorial Hospital in New York Rochester.
The New York government Kathy Hochul described the accident as “tragic ve and said in an article on the first intervention teams,“ They are trying to save and provide help to everyone involved. ”
This is an developing story and will be updated.
Nic F. Anderson from CNN contributed to this report.
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