Workplace Shuttle Bus Overturns in Texas, Killing 1

October 25, 2018

A shuttle bus transporting contract workers from a Southeast Texas liquid natural gas plant overturned and rolled down a roadside embankment, killing one person and injuring 30 others.

The crash happened Tuesday afternoon on the outskirts of Freeport, Texas, more than 50 miles south of Houston.

Freeport Police Chief Ray Garivey says the driver told investigators the bus was traveling about 60 mph and was changing lanes when the rear began to fishtail. The driver overcorrected, which sent the bus flipping onto its side and rolling down an embankment. The front of the bus came to rest in a canal.

Garivey says first responders arrived to find passers-by helping workers off the bus.

Topics Texas Commercial Lines Business Insurance

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  • October 29, 2018 at 3:28 pm
    Rosenblatt says:
    I'm with you FPF - even if the speed limit was 75mph and the bus was going 60mph, it's clearly evident the driver was traveling too fast, either for the conditions or to ensur... read more
  • October 29, 2018 at 12:40 pm
    Fair Playing Field says:
    The back end of the bus broke free and started to fishtail while changing lanes. Again, changing lanes. The driver over-corrected and rolled the bus, with it ending up on its ... read more
  • October 26, 2018 at 4:34 pm
    Sam says:
    60mph could have been the posted speed limit--it never says the driver was speeding or driving recklessly, but you assumed that and disparaged the (possibly innocent) driver. ... read more

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