Those who were killed include a student from Columbia University, three New Jersey residents and a man from India.
New York State Police (NYSP) have released the names of five people killed Friday in a tour bus crash in Genesee County, including a 22-year-old Columbia University student, three New Jersey residents and an individual from India.Why It Matters
The cause of the fatal crash remains under investigation, but police said the bus had no mechanical problems and the driver was not impaired. There was no other vehicle involved in the crash.
The bus is owned by M&Y Tour Inc of Staten Island, which has 20 drivers and reported no crashes in the past two years, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Public records of the company show it underwent 43 vehicle inspections in the past 24 months, with 9 of them rendering vehicles «out of service», giving the company an overall «satisfactory» rating.What To Know
Around noon on Friday, New York State Troopers responded to a tour bus accident on Interstate 90 in Pembroke, New York, east of Buffalo. The bus was travelling east from Niagara Falls to New York City with 54 passengers including the bus driver.
Authorities said that «the bus exited the roadway into the median then abruptly corrected causing the bus to overturn and roll off the I-90 on the south embankment», which led to multiple passengers being ejected.
