A 13-year-old girl was tragically killed on New Years Eve after a Greyhound bus on which she was riding as a passenger crashed along Interstate 70, near Green River, Utah.
The teenager was travelling with her mother, who, along with 12 other passengers, was also injured in the tragic crash.
The Greyhound Bus Was Travelling from Denver to Las Vegas
The Greyhound bus crashed around 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, as it was heading west through the desert on a trip that began in Denver, Colorado.
A total of 13 people, including the driver, were aboard the Las Vegas-bound bus when it suddenly careened off the road near milepost 113, around 11:00 p.m.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the driver veered off the shoulder, plunging the bus into a steep wash. The bus crashed about 200 feet from the interstate.
The bus had undergone a driver shift change in Green River just prior to the crash.
Passengers Forced to Climb Out of Windows to Exit the Bus
The impact of the collision crushed the front of the bus, forcing passengers to climb through windows to escape.
“One of the passengers actually climbed out of the bus, and came up to the roadway and flagged down a truck driver, and then they actually called in the accident,” Utah Highway Patrol Lt. Steve Salas told reporters.
Greyhound Bus Driver Alleged to Have Experienced Medical Issue Just Before the Crash
Early indications suggest that road conditions did not play a role in the crash, as roads were clear and conditions were good Sunday night. No other vehicles were involved.
One passenger indicated that the driver may have experienced a medical issue just before the accident.
The Utah Highway Patrol is working to obtain video from a camera that was aboard the bus to help determine exactly what occurred.
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