NTSB Investigates Deadly Tour Bus Crash on New York Thruway

Investigation into Deadly Tour Bus Crash

• 🔍 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced an investigation into a fatal tour bus crash on the New York Thruway.
• ⚠️ The crash resulted in the deaths of five passengers and injured several others.
• 🎯 Investigators aim to determine not only what happened but also why it happened to recommend preventative changes.

Details of the Incident

• 🚌 The bus was carrying 52 passengers, one driver, and a tour guide and was traveling east on Interstate 90, returning to New York City from Niagara Falls.
• 🛣️ It is currently unclear what caused the driver to lose control, veer into the median, overcorrect, and ultimately end up on its side in a ditch.
• 💥 Multiple occupants were ejected from the motor coach as a result of the crash.

Victims and Data Collection

• 💔 The five passengers killed have been identified: Xi Hong Xiao (22, Columbia University student from China), Zang Xylon (55, Jersey City), Gian Mingi (56, Jersey City), Pinky Shangarani (60, East Brunswick), and Shankrak Kumar (65, India).
• 💻 Investigators will examine electronic data, including information from the bus's Event Data Recorder (EDR), to understand the bus's speed and driver actions.
• 🎓 Columbia University expressed deep sorrow over the loss of student Xi Hong Xiao and is supporting her family.