Current:Home > FinanceTire failure suspected in deadly Mississippi bus crash, NTSB says-LoTradeCoin
Tire failure suspected in deadly Mississippi bus crash, NTSB says
View Date:2024-12-23 18:24:53
The deadly bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others early Saturday occurred after the vehicle experienced a tire failure, causing it to run off the road and overturn, officials and authorities said.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, in coordination with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, are conducting a probe into Saturday's crash that left seven people dead and another 36 people injured. The collision occurred at about 12:40 a.m. on Interstate 20 near Vicksburg, Mississippi, when the bus left the roadway and overturned.
The bus, which authorities described as a 2018 Volvo commercial passenger bus, traveled westbound when its left front tire failed, NTSB member Todd Inman said at a news conference Sunday. The bus then moved onto an embankment and rolled over on its left side.
Inman added that investigators will be at the scene for at least another week and are looking into several factors of the crash, including the vehicle's mechanical condition, motor carrier safety, the condition and experience of the driver, and environmental factors.
According to U.S. Department of Transportation records, the bus was operated by Autobuses Regiomontanos. Records show that in the 24 months before Saturday, the transit company's vehicles were involved in one fatal crash, two injury collisions, and a crash requiring a tow truck.
The transit company has over 20 years of experience and provides trips between more than 100 destinations throughout Mexico and the United States, according to Autobuses Regiomontanos' website.
"Everyone at the NTSB sends their expressions of sorrow for everything that the survivors and victims of this crash went through," Inman said.
7 killed, 36 injured in bus crash
The bus carried a total of 41 passengers and two drivers, according to authorities. It was traveling from Atlanta to Dallas when the incident occurred.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to Master Sergeant Kervin K. Stewart with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Six people were pronounced dead at the scene and another person died later at a hospital, Stewart said.
Another 36 people were transported to area hospitals.
Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said two victims killed in the crash were identified by their mother as a 16-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, according to The New York Times. Authorities were working to identify the other victims.
Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
veryGood! (92)
Related
- Controversial comedian Shane Gillis announces his 'biggest tour yet'
- Trial begins for man charged in killing of girl, 10, whose disappearance prompted monthslong search
- Check your fridge! Organic kiwi recalled in 14 states may be contaminated with deadly listeria.
- Son of Spanish film stars accused of killing and dismembering surgeon in Thailand: He admitted it
- Harriet Tubman posthumously honored as general in Veterans Day ceremony: 'Long overdue'
- Vehicle strikes 3, fatally injuring 1 in service area of Los Angeles car dealership, official says
- Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith to retire in 2024
- Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant
- Wheel of Fortune Contestant Goes Viral Over His Hilariously Wrong Answer
- Virginia prison officials won’t divulge complaints about facility where inmate died
Ranking
- Charles Hanover: A Summary of the UK Stock Market in 2023
- Lahaina Is ‘like a war zone,’ Maui evacuees say
- He worried about providing for his family when he went blind. Now he's got a whole new career.
- Hall of Fame coach Dennis Erickson blames presidents' greed for Pac-12's downfall
- Family of security guard shot and killed at Portland, Oregon, hospital sues facility for $35M
- Connecticut police officer shoots and kills a suspect while trapped inside a moving stolen vehicle
- Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin raises student-athlete concerns in wake of schools exiting Pac-12
- US probing Virginia fatal crash involving Tesla suspected of running on automated driving system
Recommendation
-
John Robinson, successful football coach at USC and with the LA Rams, has died at 89
-
Botched's Terry Dubrow Says Wife Heather Saved His Life During Medical Emergency
-
2 still sought in connection with Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention
-
A Taylor Swift fan saw the Eras Tour from her Southwest flight – sort of
-
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
-
Verizon wireless phone plans are going up. Here's who will be affected by the price hike
-
At least 27 migrants found dead in the desert near Tunisian border, Libyan government says
-
Boot up these early Labor Day laptop deals on Apple, Samsung, Acer and more