A few touristsreturning from Washington (D. C.), came yesterday, August 12, in the hospital. The bus in which they were traveling, around midnight hit an overpass near the station Newark Penn to Newark.
According to preliminary information, the bus was above the trestle over the road and rode with such speed that the collision he blew part of the roof.
A Overnight bus from DC to Newark slammed into an overpass at Newark Penn Station. 50 people on board and everyone is expected to survive, police said. Live updates on EWN #abc7ny pic.twitter.com/44CWy7OTm1
— Derick Waller (@wallerABC7) August 13, 2018
The bus was carrying about 50 people, some required hospitalization. Fortunately, according to doctors, none of the victims injuries not life-threatening.
Themselves eyewitnesses recall the incident with horror.
«Glass broke, fell off, people were screaming and children were crying,» says the passenger, Ronnie TREN.
«I was sleeping when suddenly felt strong blow. The people who sat in the back of the bus, was OK, but those who sat in the front seat were covered in blood,» says another witness, Vee Jay Rupani.
Police say the overpass there is a yellow signs warning that under the bridge does not pass the transport above 9 feet 4 inches.
As shown by the Federal reports on road safety, Pennsylvania transportation company Liberty Coach (it owns the bus) before that 2 years was not a single accident.
