RICHMOND, the United States, March 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Police in the U.S. state of Virginia said, charges are pending against the driver of a commercial bus, after its crash on a foggy highway Tuesday, killed two passengers and injured dozens others.
The crash occurred at approximately 5:22 a.m. when the bus overturned at the on-ramp for an exit along Interstate 95, in Prince George County, about 60 kilometres south of Richmond, Virginia’s capital.
The bus, carrying 57 people, including the driver, was headed north on I-95, when it attempted to take the exit ramp, according to the statement. “The vehicle ended up running off the left side of the ramp and overturned.”
One person died at the scene, and another died at a nearby hospital, the state police said.
All 54 passengers who survived the crash were hospitalised, according to NBC News. The state police said, their injuries range from minor to serious and numerous are still being treated at area hospitals.
The bus driver, a 40-year-old male from Staten Island, a borough of New York City (NYC), was not injured.
The state police said, the bus departed from Orlando, state of Florida, before stopping in Rocky Mount, state of North Carolina, for a driver switch and was continuing north to its final destination in NYC when the crash occurred.
The crash remains under investigation and charges against the driver, which are unspecified, are pending.– NNN-AGENCIES
