Multiple dead after tour bus crashes and overturns near Buffalo…
Written by admin on August 22, 2025
MULTIPLE people, including one child, are dead after a tour bus crash shut down all lanes of traffic on a busy interstate on Friday afternoon.
Photos showed a stark scene in western New York as crews rushed to save victims from the overturned bus and helicopters flew victims to hospitals.
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Police said that 52 people were on board when it crashed in the town of Pembroke, near Buffalo, as it was traveling from Niagara Falls to New York City.
Police have not yet released details about precisely how many people died and how many were injured.
Several injuries were also reported, with multiple people trapped under the bus, officials confirmed.
Passengers were ejected from the bus after it rolled over, New York State Police (NYSP) spokesperson James O’Callaghan told reporters at the crash site.
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He said it was believed many people did not have their seatbelt on.
For unknown reasons, the bus lost control, ended up in the median and then overcorrected and went into the ditch.
The driver reportedly survived the crash.
NYSP told drivers to expect heavy delays after the accident shut down a part of I-90 in both directions.
Traffic was severely backed up as emergency vehicles surrounded the crash.
The president of Mercy Flight, an emergency air transportation service that brings patients to hospitals, said that helicopters were making multiple trips to the scene.
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At least two injured children and two injured adults had been flown via helicopter to local hospitals, the New York Times reported.
“I’ve been briefed on the tragic tour bus accident on the @NYSThruway,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul tweeted after the accident.
“My team is coordinating closely with @nyspolice and local officials who are working to rescue and provide assistance to everyone involved.”
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz called the crash a “serious mass casualty bus accident” in an X post.
Social media photos showed emergency vehicles crowded on the entire interstate near the wrecked bus.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James called the crash “heartbreaking.”
“I’m praying for everyone impacted. Grateful to our first responders on the scene working to rescue and help people.”
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