At least 4 people killed after tour bus traveling back from Niagara Falls crashes: Sources

A tour bus touring again from a visit to Niagara Falls overturned in Upstate New York on Friday, killing a number of individuals and injuring dozens of others, a few of whom turned trapped or ejected, police mentioned.

At the least 4 individuals had been killed within the crash, legislation enforcement sources informed ABC Information, amid the continued rescue response.

The “critical crash” occurred on Interstate 90 in Pembroke, close to Buffalo, in response to New York State Police. Pictures from the scene confirmed the bus on its aspect in a ditch and a big emergency response, together with a number of medical helicopters.

“The bus was touring eastbound, proper earlier than the Pembroke exit, and for unknown causes, the automobile misplaced management, went into the median, over-corrected, and ended up within the ditch,” New York State Police Trooper James O’Callaghan mentioned throughout a press briefing on Friday.

Nearly the entire greater than 50 individuals who had been on the bus suffered accidents together with cuts, bruises and abrasions, O’Callaghan mentioned. A number of individuals had been ejected or trapped within the crash, he mentioned, with rescue operations nonetheless underway.

The fatalities embrace no less than one youngster, O’Callaghan mentioned.

Police initially mentioned the collision additionally concerned a semi-truck, although later mentioned the bus was the one automobile concerned.

The bus was touring again to New York Metropolis after visiting Niagara falls, with 52 individuals, together with the motive force, on board, police mentioned. A lot of the passengers had been Indian, Chinese language or Filipino, in response to O’Callaghan. The motive force survived and is “alive and nicely,” O’Callaghan mentioned.

Two dozen sufferers had been transferred to Erie County Medical Heart, with head accidents, extremity fractures and different accidents, docs with the hospital mentioned. All are anticipated to get well.

One other three sufferers had been despatched to Robust Memorial Hospital, and no less than one youngster was transported to Oishei Kids’s Hospital, the hospitals informed ABC Information. Buffalo Normal Medical Heart and Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital additionally obtained sufferers from the crash.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul mentioned she has been “briefed on the tragic tour bus accident” and {that a} rescue was underway.

“My workforce is coordinating carefully with @nyspolice and native officers who’re working to rescue and supply help to everybody concerned,” she mentioned in a statement on X earlier Friday.

All lanes on the thruway at Pembroke had been closed within the wake of the crash, which occurred eastbound on I-90. The westbound lanes have since reopened.

“Count on heavy delays and alternate routes of journey,” New York State Police mentioned.

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