Five passengers died on Friday when a tourist bus that transported more than 50 people from the Niagara cataracts to New York City crashed on a road in the west of New York, state police reported.
The accident occurred about 25 miles east of Buffalo, near the city of Pembroke, when The bus returned from an excursion From one day to this popular tourist destination on the border between the United States and Canada.
The major of the state police, Andre Ray, indicated that the preliminary findings suggest that The driver was distracted, lost control of the vehicle and corrected the course before the accident.
“A mechanical error was ruled out, as well as a disability or poisoning,” Ray told journalists at the scene.
The authorities confirmed that The victims were of Indian, Chinese and Filipino origin. Translators were sent to attend survivors. While five people died, it was not reported that others were in critical condition. Several passengers received treatment and were discharged.
Of the 54 people on board, six were Chinese citizens, according to the Chinese state chain CCTV. Five people suffered minor injuries and were discharged from the hospital, while one remained in surgery.
Emergency teams organized a large -scale rescue operation with eight helicopters, according to Margaret Ferrentino, president of Mercy Flight, a non -profit organization that offers aerial ambulance services.
The bus driver survived and is cooperating with the authoritiesaccording to the police. No charges have been presented.
The Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, declared that the state and local authorities were providing assistance to the victims, while Senator Chuck Schumer expressed his condolences: “I am disconsolate by all those we have lost and by all the injured, and I pray for their families. Thanks to our brave lifeguards in the place.”
After the tragedy, the Regional Network of Blood Donors and Organs Connect Life made an urgent appeal for blood donation.
The Niagara cataracts, located on the border between the United States and Canada, are one of the most visited natural places in North America, attracting millions of tourists annually, many of them on excursions organized by bus such as the one that occurred in the fatal accident of Friday.
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