Multiple fatalities reported in tourist bus crash in New York state
Briefly

Approximately 50 passengers were aboard a tourist bus returning from Niagara Falls to New York City when the vehicle crashed on Interstate 90 between Buffalo and Rochester near the Pembroke exit. Multiple fatalities occurred and passengers remained trapped in the wreckage. A tractor trailer was also involved and the number of victims had not been confirmed. Many tourists were of Indian, Chinese and Filipino origin, and officials were attempting to bring interpreters to the scene. The interstate was blocked, there were multiple entrapments, and people were being transported to local hospitals. The bus driver survived. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called the crash tragic.
A crash in upstate New York involving a tourist bus on its way back from a trip to Niagara Falls has caused multiple fatalities and passengers were still trapped in the wreckage, according to law enforcement. The tour bus had about 50 passengers onboard, heading to New York City from the famous falls on the US-Canada border, when it crashed between Buffalo and Rochester on the I-90 close to the Pembroke exit on the interstate. New York's governor, Kathy Hochul, called the crash tragic.
A tractor trailer was also involved and the number of victims has yet to be confirmed. New York state trooper James O'Callaghan on Friday said the tourists were chiefly of Indian, Chinese and Filipino origin, and officials were trying to get interpreters to the scene. The interstate highway was blocked and O'Callaghan said there were multiple entrapments and people were being taken to local hospitals. The driver has survived.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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