NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - A tour bus carrying passengers from a Connecticut casino flipped over Saturday after being clipped by a tractor-trailer, killing 13 people, authorities said.
The 5:30 a.m. crash shut down part of the major East Coast interstate highway for hours near the Bronx, the New York City Fire Department said.
Fire officials said 13 people died in the accident that occurred when a large truck struck the bus, which swerved, hit a pole that tore its roof off and fell over on its side.
Police said they were searching for the tractor trailer driver, who did not stop.
The charter bus carrying about 30 passengers was returning to New York City from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
(Reporting by Aman Ali, editing by Doina Chiacu)
Keywords: CRASH BUS/
(Raises death toll to 15, adds NTSB)
NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - A tour bus carrying passengers from a Connecticut casino flipped over Saturday after being clipped by a tractor-trailer, killing 15 people, authorities said.
The 5:30 a.m./1030 gmt crash shut down part of the major East Coast interstate highway for hours near the Bronx, the New York City Fire Department said.
Fire officials said 13 people died at the scene and two others in the hospital. The accident occurred when a large truck struck the bus, which swerved, hit a pole that tore its roof off and then fell over on its side.
Police said they were searching for the tractor trailer driver, who did not stop. The National Transportation and Safety Board was also investigating.
The charter bus carrying 32 passengers was returning to New York City from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
(Reporting by Aman Ali, editing by Doina Chiacu)
Keywords: CRASH BUS/
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The 5:30 a.m. crash shut down part of the major East Coast interstate highway for hours near the Bronx, the New York City Fire Department said.
Fire officials said 13 people died in the accident that occurred when a large truck struck the bus, which swerved, hit a pole that tore its roof off and fell over on its side.
Police said they were searching for the tractor trailer driver, who did not stop.
The charter bus carrying about 30 passengers was returning to New York City from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
(Reporting by Aman Ali, editing by Doina Chiacu)
Keywords: CRASH BUS/
(Raises death toll to 15, adds NTSB)
NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - A tour bus carrying passengers from a Connecticut casino flipped over Saturday after being clipped by a tractor-trailer, killing 15 people, authorities said.
The 5:30 a.m./1030 gmt crash shut down part of the major East Coast interstate highway for hours near the Bronx, the New York City Fire Department said.
Fire officials said 13 people died at the scene and two others in the hospital. The accident occurred when a large truck struck the bus, which swerved, hit a pole that tore its roof off and then fell over on its side.
Police said they were searching for the tractor trailer driver, who did not stop. The National Transportation and Safety Board was also investigating.
The charter bus carrying 32 passengers was returning to New York City from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
(Reporting by Aman Ali, editing by Doina Chiacu)
Keywords: CRASH BUS/
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