Official Says Bus in Deadly New York Crash Going Twice the Speed Limit

September 22, 2017

Federal safety investigators say a charter bus that blew through a red light in New York City and caused a horrific crash that killed three people was traveling at nearly double the posted speed limit.

National Transportation Safety Board investigator Robert Accetta said in a briefing Tuesday that a preliminary analysis determined that the bus was moving at between 54 mph and 62 mph at the time of the wreck.

The speed limit on the street in the congested city neighborhood where the crash took place was 30 mph.

A security camera captured video of the bus flying through an intersection, slamming into another bus and then plowing into a building.

The bus driver was killed along with two other people.

Topics New York

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  • September 25, 2017 at 5:24 pm
    Agent says:
    Reading comprehension much? I said if they pulled an MVR on him before he was hired, he could have been sent on his way. In a way, he was sent on his way and he may have not... read more
  • September 25, 2017 at 11:57 am
    Fair Playing Field says:
    Who could be "sent on his way"? The driver of the tour bus that was killed? Okay.
  • September 22, 2017 at 5:29 pm
    R says:
    another possibility - the company really pushed drivers to keep to whatever crazy schedule the salesman told the client they could make, making the driver take risks. Maybe li... read more

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