Fatal tour bus crash on Thruway in Pembroke
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A tour bus returning from a trip to Niagara Falls overturned in upstate New York on Friday, killing five people and injuring dozens of others, some of whom became trapped or ejected, police said. The deadly crash occurred on Interstate 90 in Pembroke, near Buffalo, according to New York State Police.
A small group, led by Rev. Harle-Mould, prayed for those involved in Friday's crash and their families outside of Pembroke Community Church, Saturday evening. New York State Police said the bus, carrying 54 people total, was bound for New York City after visiting Niagara Falls when it crashed shortly before 12:30 p.m., Friday.
Three New Jersey residents were among the five people killed Friday afternoon when a tour bus carrying more than 50 passengers overturned on Interstate 90 in Genesee County, New York, state police there confirmed. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 12:22 p.m. on Friday in the town of Pembroke, roughly 30 miles east of Buffalo, police said.
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Five people died and 24 injured when tour bus rolled over in upstate New York on Friday, after the vehicle's allegedly distracted driver over-compensated on the road.
A mass casualty incident occurred on Friday morning when a tour bus overturned on Interstate 90 West in Pembroke, New York, leaving at least 52 individuals injured. Emergency responders arrived promptly at the scene to assist the victims.
Right now there is a really bad accident that is happening on the New York State Thruway close to the Pembroke exit. In Pembroke New York there are 52 people that have been injured in a tourist bus rollover accident where 52 have been injured and either have been ejected or trapped inside of the bus.