A California Highway Patrol officer moves belongings from a Greyhound bus crash that left two dead and at least eight injured on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. A Greyhound spokeswoman said the bus, which left Los An…
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The CHP confirms that two people died, and roughly 40 people were aboard a Greyhound bus, according to the reports.
Five people went to the hospital and an additional 13 victims suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene, San Jose Fire Department Capt. Christopher Salcido said.
A Greyhound bus overturned on a freeway in South San Jose resulting in two women getting killed and leaving six injured. Hanley did say that the union has been pushing Congress to include bus drivers in the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The accident is under investigation. At the same time, the National Safety Transportation Board is conducting a parallel investigation. Among the passengers transported to local hospitals, three are in stable condition, three are being treated for minor injuries and three have been treated and released. PHOTOS: Greyhound bus overturns on Hwy 101 in San JoseThe bus originated in Los Angeles and it had stopped in Avenal and Gilroy this morning. Thirteen percent of all big rig and bus crashes were caused by driver fatigue in 2006 and 2007.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A Greyhound bus driver who veered off a rain-slickened Northern California highway in a crash that killed two women and injured several others was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, authorities said Wednesday.
As for the fatigue claim of the driver, Gipson said that their employees are required to have at least nine hours of sleep before a trip.
Antonio Olivera says his mother, Fyle Olivera, was returning home to San Francisco from Los Angeles, where she had visited his two brothers. A driver saw the bus making the transition when suddenly, the bus struck the impact barrels at the divider and land on its side. “There is a camera in the bus, and we’re not clear as to what kind of video image, if any, was captured of the collision, but that’s definitely something that we’re going to look at”, Miceli said.
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The accident slowed a morning commute already hit by rain, backing up northbound Highway 101.
