7 killed and dozens more injured in Mississippi bus crash
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Seven people were killed and dozens injured early Saturday when a commercial passenger bus headed for Mexico experienced tire failure and rolled over off a highway east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, officials said.
Seven people were killed and dozens injured early Saturday when a commercial passenger bus headed for Mexico experienced tire failure and rolled over off a highway east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation into the crash on Interstate 20, will consider several factors during its review, including motor carrier safety and tire maintenance, among others, NTSB member Todd Inman said in a news conference Saturday. Among those killed were siblings who were 6 and 16 years old, Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said. Thirty-seven passengers were transported to hospitals in Vicksburg and Jackson with unknown injuries, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said. The 2018 Volvo bus overturned in the westbound lanes near Bovina, the highway patrol said. It originated in Atlanta and was next headed to Dallas before the crash, according to Inman. “Anytime you have people injured or killed, it’s tragic but when you have a situation like this where you have multiple fatalities and multiple injuries, it makes it even worse,” Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace told CNN affiliate WAPT.
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