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Title: Three Bus Loads of Marines wreck in Eastern NC
Post by: ArtGill on March 05, 2009, 06:30:46 PM

I'm going to try to attach a link to the news story. http://www.wcti12.com/MediaStation.asp?VIDREF=mms%3A%2F%2F208%2E180%2E34%2E252%2FNewsFeatures%2Ffeat120%2Ewmv. If that doesn't work, go to WCTI12.com. Only the driver of the third bus was seriously injured.

It was on a stretch of US 17 a few miles from Camp Lejune that is still only 2 lanes. The news story indicated that the third bus had time to stop but just didn't until too late.

I so thankful that there were medically trained marines and Navy on the buses because they were in an area that doesn't have Paramedic level EMS. Say a pray for our Marines.

Art

Title: Re: Three Bus Loads of Marines wreck in Eastern NC
Post by: ArtGill on March 05, 2009, 06:48:39 PM

another report; http://www.news14.com/content/top_stories/605898/highway-bus-crash-injures-13-marines/Default.aspx?ap=1&Flash

Art

Title: Re: Three Bus Loads of Marines wreck in Eastern NC
Post by: ArtGill on March 05, 2009, 07:23:05 PM

And another http://www.wnct.com/nct/news/bus_crash/ What brand are these coaches?

Art

Title: Re: Three Bus Loads of Marines wreck in Eastern NC
Post by: RJ on March 05, 2009, 09:58:30 PM

Quote from: ArtGill on March 05, 2009, 07:23:05 PM

What brand are these coaches?

From all the photos I've seen on the three links you've provided, they're all MCIs.

Always hate to see bus accidents - the drive-by media goes nuts, often not getting the facts correct.

Glad it wasn't worse.

Bigger lesson here - DON'T TAILGATE!!

FWIW & HTH. . .

;)

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