R
Ranger309
Guest
10 Confirmed Dead In Colusa County Bus Crash
Bus Rolls Into Ditch Near Williams In Colusa County
October 5, 2008
COLUSA COUNTY, Calif. -- A bus heading from Sacramento to a rural Northern California casino flipped and rolled into a ditch Sunday evening, killing at least ten people and injuring more than 30 others.
The bus cartwheeled in the air near Lone Star and Abel roads outside Williams, Calif., at about 6:15 p.m., witnesses said.
Thirty to 38 people suffered critical injuries, while the rest of the passengers received moderate to minor injuries. Victims were taken to hospitals around the region.
Officials said that about a dozen victims were ejected from the bus and went into a field.
Emergency crews were seen combing the area near the field looking for other possible victims. They also were looking under the bus.
The road where the crash took place was not a heavily traveled road, and California Highway Patrol officials said it was still light outside when the crash took place.
According to CHP's Sgt. Brian Donnelly, the bus was heading north when it drifted off the right shoulder, flipped and came to a stop on the west shoulder of the road.
Donnelly said he thought that the bus probably had room to roll only once.
The bus driver, Quinton J. Watts, was taken to Woodland Hospital and is in critical condition, hospital officials said.
Watts was walking around after the wreck, Donnelly said, but sustained a serious injury.
More at:
10 Confirmed Dead In Colusa County Bus Crash - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento
Bus Rolls Into Ditch Near Williams In Colusa County
October 5, 2008
COLUSA COUNTY, Calif. -- A bus heading from Sacramento to a rural Northern California casino flipped and rolled into a ditch Sunday evening, killing at least ten people and injuring more than 30 others.
The bus cartwheeled in the air near Lone Star and Abel roads outside Williams, Calif., at about 6:15 p.m., witnesses said.
Thirty to 38 people suffered critical injuries, while the rest of the passengers received moderate to minor injuries. Victims were taken to hospitals around the region.
Officials said that about a dozen victims were ejected from the bus and went into a field.
Emergency crews were seen combing the area near the field looking for other possible victims. They also were looking under the bus.
The road where the crash took place was not a heavily traveled road, and California Highway Patrol officials said it was still light outside when the crash took place.
According to CHP's Sgt. Brian Donnelly, the bus was heading north when it drifted off the right shoulder, flipped and came to a stop on the west shoulder of the road.
Donnelly said he thought that the bus probably had room to roll only once.
The bus driver, Quinton J. Watts, was taken to Woodland Hospital and is in critical condition, hospital officials said.
Watts was walking around after the wreck, Donnelly said, but sustained a serious injury.
More at:
10 Confirmed Dead In Colusa County Bus Crash - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento
