Bus Crash in KY This Morning 06/25/07

[Dallas]

http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=6703718

[gumpy]

It was an MCI carrying a family from Alabama who had attended a family reunion in NY. Bus owned by C & R Tours in Birmingham, Ala.  One dead. Up to 40 injured.

More details at http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/8163047.html (Includes some video of local newcast)
and http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/K/KY_I_65_BUS_CRASH_KYOL-?SITE=KYBOW&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

I found a picture

Nick-

[Nusa]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/25/bus.crash.ap/index.html

[Busted Knuckle]

This is a terrible tragedy, and quite a reality check especially for those in the indusrtry! It really blows my mind that this happened so close to home. Just yesterday mom was complaining about nothing going right when one of our buses broke down, and I told her that's part of being in business and atleast it wasn't upside down in a ditch somewhere! Then this happens so soon after that so close to home. Sorta freaky, but hopefully it was just a confirmation of what I said, and not a sigm of things getting worse yet! This is one of my biggest fears everytime one of ours hits the trail. FWIW! BK 

[superpickle]

I guess we assume Driver fell asleep.. ?

For lack of a Coffee break... 

Geeeeez, what ashame.... 

[Dreamscape]

According to a report I read, the driver apparently fell asleep. There were two drivers on the bus.

Sad, very sad.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/kentucky-bus-crash-kills-one-injures-66/20070625083709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Paul

[Devin & Amy]

Looks like a good reminder of the importance of emergency escape options.
And maybe a little reminder as well not to push yourself too far.
Devin

[dwbruner]

Very tragic accident.   

Based on the wreck pics, I'm amazed that the driver was not instantly killed since there appears to be very little left of the front end.

Darrin

[Beatenbo]

I know some of the guys with this company. They have some 40" MC9s This looks like a newer bus maybe 45"
Said 66 injured , must have been a packed load. Sorry to see this.

[Nusa]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-25-bus-crash_N.htm

The picture with this story makes it clear the stiff undercarriage took the brunt of the collision hitting the berm, with the roof grazing the bridge pillar rather than running head-on into it. Even so, it's pretty amazing the driver is alive. As only person in the bus required to wear a seatbelt, it likely kept him from being ejected out the front.

[Buffalo SpaceShip]

Sad story. A lot of these recent bus crashes have happened in the middle of the night/ wee morning hours. I suspect the driver is often the only one awake at the time of the crash... until they too doze off. Fatigue, fighting the body's own circadian rhythms, and lack of visibility should point to just how much more dangerous it is to "drive through the night"... even on a "legal" rotating shift. In addition, even an otherwise fully-alert driver might have to contend with other vehicles with potential sleep-deprived and/or alcohol/drug-impaired drivers.

Food for thought...
Brian B.

[kyle4501]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19585049/


Looks like the driver did fall asleep.
Over crowded bus & improper registration . .  .   . Makes one wonder what the passangers were thinking when they got on a over crowded bus. Doesn't appear to me they were overly concerned with their own safety.

Does anyone take responsibility for their own actions anymore? Or is everyone more concerned with how much $$$ it costs - at the expense of everything else?

[DrivingMissLazy]

I sincerely doubt that the riders and even the driver possibly do not know what an over crowded bus really is. I recall while in the service that as long as you were behind the white line, everything was OK. Not even any standing room many times.
Richard

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19585049/


Looks like the driver did fall asleep.
Over crowded bus & improper registration . .  .   . Makes one wonder what the passangers were thinking when they got on a over crowded bus. Doesn't appear to me they were overly concerned with their own safety.

Does anyone take responsibility for their own actions anymore? Or is everyone more concerned with how much $$$ it costs - at the expense of everything else?

[kyle4501]

Hey Richard,
Standing in a crowded transit bus (or in military transport) is one thing, but expecting (paying?) passangers to stand for the trip from NY to Alabama? Me thinks there is much more going on here & it ain't just the bus operator.