New York: At least five dead in a bus accident
A New York State Police public information specialist said in a statement that "emergency personnel are on scene, and additional ambulances and medical support have been requested."
Bus accident in New York state.
Authorities reported that five people were killed in the crash of a bus carrying about fifty tourists who had visited Niagara Falls in upstate New York.
According to authorities, the incident occurred in Pembroke, Genesee County, located about 30 miles east of Buffalo. The passengers were mainly of Indian, Chinese and Filipino nationality.
"Several witnesses observed the bus lose control, enter the median, then cross onto the south shoulder and overturn," police said in a statement.
A New York State Police public information specialist also said that "emergency personnel are on scene, and additional ambulances and medical support have been requested."
"There are several seriously injured and, as just announced by the New York State Police, several fatalities," reported, for his part, Mark Poloncarz, in charge of Erie County.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a post on X that she has been informed of the situation.
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