At least eight people have been killed after a passenger bus collided head-on with a semi-trailer that jumped a highway median strip in the southwest US state of New Mexico.A blown tyre on the truck forced it into oncoming traffic, where it collided with the Greyhound bus on Thursday.Many of the 49 passengers on board the coach, which was travelling to Phoenix from Albuquerque, were injured in the crash near the Arizona border.Seven bodies were recovered from the scene and another injured person who was taken to a hospital for treatment died, the New Mexico office of the medical investigator said on Friday.Ten passengers were being treated at the Albuquerque hospital, including an adult in critical condition and two others in intensive care.Three children were among those passengers seriously injured in the bus crash, officials at the University of New Mexico Hospital said.Two of them are being treated in the hospital's neonatal unit.New Mexico State Police and the National … [Read more...] about Bus-truck collision kills eight in US
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Seven killed as Greyhound coach and lorry crash in New Mexico
News / World by Press Association 31/08/2018, 5:16 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter At least seven people have been killed in a head-on crash between a truck and coach in the US. A blown tyre on the truck forced it into oncoming traffic on Interstate 40 in New Mexico, where it collided with the Greyhound bus. Many of the 49 passengers on board the coach, which was travelling to Phoenix from Albuquerque, were injured in the crash near the Arizona border. New Mexico State Police and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. At least nine coach passengers are being treated at the University of New Mexico Hospital, but their conditions are not known. Passing motorists described a chaotic scene with passengers on the ground and people screaming. Witness Eric Huff said the truck’s trailer was upside down and “shredded to pieces” and the front of the Greyhound was smashed, with many of … [Read more...] about Seven killed as Greyhound coach and lorry crash in New Mexico
Blown tire may have caused horrific New Mexico bus-semi crash: Authorities
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A blown tire on a semi-truck may be to blame for a deadly head-on crash with a commercial passenger bus along Interstate 40 in New Mexico near the Arizona border, according to authorities. At least seven people were killed in the crash and many of the 49 passengers aboard the Greyhound bus were injured, although authorities couldn't immediately provide an exact count of how many were hurt or their conditions. The truck driver is expected to recover, reports CBS Albuquerque affiliate KRQE-TV. The crash occurred near the town of Thoreau. I-40 was shut down for nearly eight hours, says KRQE. Traffic backed up as travelers were diverted. New Mexico State Police said the semi was headed east on the freeway Thursday afternoon when one of its tires blew, sending the rig across the median and into oncoming traffic, where it slammed into the Greyhound bus heading to Phoenix from Albuquerque. The National Transportation Safety Board and New Mexico state police are … [Read more...] about Blown tire may have caused horrific New Mexico bus-semi crash: Authorities
At least seven dead after bus smashes into truck on busy US highway
At least seven people have been killed and several injured after a bus smashed head on into a truck on a major road in the US. One of the truck’s tyres is said to have blown, causing it to swerve into the Greyhound bus as it travelled in the opposite direction. The incident happened at about midday local time on Interstate 40 in New Mexico, near the Arizona border. Most of the 49 passengers on the bus, which was travelling from Albuquerque to Phoenix, have been taken to hospital. Injuries to the truck driver are not believed to be life threatening, police said. Shocking images from the scene show a truck on its side, cargo scattered across the highway, and the Greyhound bus upright, its front end obliterated. Passing motorists described a chaotic scene with passengers on the ground and people screaming. Eric Huff was heading to the Grand Canyon with his girlfriend when they came across the crash. He said the truck’s trailer was "shredded to pieces" and the front of the … [Read more...] about At least seven dead after bus smashes into truck on busy US highway
New Mexico bus crash leaves four dead and dozens injured after truck’s tyre blows and smashes head-on into Greyhound passenger coach
AT least four people have been killed and dozens more injured after a truck smashed head-on into a Greyhound bus in New Mexico last night. Police say the truck blew a tyre, causing the driver to lose control and cross the central reservation into the passenger bus which was travelling in the other direction. It wasn't immediately clear exactly how many people were injured, however police confirmed at least four people had died - and they expect that number to rise. Footage from the scene on Interstate 40, near show how the front part of the bus was destroyed in the crash, with debris strewn across the road. Dozens of emergency vehicles also surround the wreckage, while the truck is seen lying on its side and the contents of the trailer it was towing were scattered everywhere. A witness told KRQE it was "horrible" and that they could hear "screams coming from the bus". CAR SEAT DEATH Newborn left in car seat for 15 hours dies while parents went boozing Knocking on Heaven's door No … [Read more...] about New Mexico bus crash leaves four dead and dozens injured after truck’s tyre blows and smashes head-on into Greyhound passenger coach