A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls has crashed on a major road, killing and injuring multiple people.<\/p>\n
The bus, with more than 50 passengers on board, crashed and rolled on Interstate 90 near Pembroke, about 30 miles (48km) east of Buffalo.<\/p>\n
“At this time we have multiple fatalities, multiple entrapments and multiple injuries,” said Trooper James O’Callaghan, a spokesperson for the New York State Police. He added that authorities believe one child was among those killed.<\/p>\n
Several people inside were thrown from the bus as the windows shattered, while some passengers were still trapped in the wreckage.<\/p>\n
O’Callahan said most people on the bus were Indian, Chinese and Filipino, and translators were being brought to the scene. The driver survived and is cooperating with police.<\/p>\n
He added: “It’s a full-size tour bus. Heavy amount of damage. Most people I’m assuming on the bus did not have a seat belt on, that is the reason why we have so many ejected people on this bus.”<\/p>\n
The Mercy Flight air medical transport service said its three helicopters were transporting people from the crash site to area hospitals.<\/p>\n
Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo said it had at least eight patients.<\/p>\n
More helicopters and ambulances were being called to the scene, according to Mercy Flight president Margaret Ferrentino.<\/p>\n
“It’s a very active scene,” she said. “At this time we’re praying for the victims.”<\/p>\n
“The driver is alive and well,” O’Callaghan said. “We’re working with him. We believe we have a good idea of what happened, why the bus lost control.”<\/p>\n
The highway has been closed in both directions, causing massive traffic delays at the onset of one of the last weekends of the summer vacation season.<\/p>\n
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