String of Bus Accidents in New York Continues
The latest in an unprecedented run of Northeast bus accidents this year, a Greyhound en route to St. Louis via New York City crashed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early during the early morning hours of August 13. According to The New York Daily News, the bus veered off the road and rolled onto its side. As a result, 14 passengers were treated at local hospitals for their injuries. State police reported that the driver was in the passing lane when he lost control of the vehicle.
This year already, 2011 has seen more bus accidents resulting in injury and deaths than all of 2010. Approximately 30 people have been killed and 300 more have been injured, according to data from Advocates of Highway and Auto Safety; a rise from the 28 deaths and 272 injuries of last year, with several months left to go in 2011.
A couple weeks ago, the state of New York revoked operating licenses for eight bus companies that repeatedly violated safety rules. Triggered by a deadly wreck in March, when a tour bus driven by an allegedly fraudulently licensed driver rolled over in the Bronx killing 15 passengers, and followed by numerous more in the region, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a heightened initiative to combat poor safety operations in early August. However, Saturday’s crash confirms that the current monitoring and enforcement efforts aren’t enough.
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