How many people were killed in the bus crash near Soledad?”
SOLEDAD — At least five people have been killed in a tour bus crash around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 101 near Soledad, according to the California Highway Patrol. Three victims died at the scene and one died a short time later at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. A fifth victim died around 8:30 p.m. in a San Jose hospital, county Coroner’s Sgt. Matt Luther said. Officials are having difficulty identifying the deceased. “We don’t even know their names,” Luther said. Coroner’s officials and the CHP are going through luggage and working with the tour organizers to get a list of all passengers. CHP officer Brian Wiest said the bus was chartered from Orion Pacific, a company based in Orange. A man who answered the phone at the bus company’s office said no one was available to comment on the crash. Luther said he heard the tour originated in Quebec, Canada, and most of the passengers are French. Wiest said there were about 40 people on the bus when it overturned on the highway overpass ab
From SFgate.com: “Soledad bus crash sends bodies over guardrail John Coté, Rachel Gordon,Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writers Wednesday, April 29, 2009 (04-29) 04:00 PDT Soledad, Monterey County — At least five people were killed and dozens more injured Tuesday when a charter bus carrying French tourists overturned on a Highway 101 overpass north of Soledad, authorities said. Four passengers were ejected after the bus crashed against a side rail, careened across the road and rolled over, landing on its side in the middle of the roadway, according to Brian Wiest, a California Highway Patrol spokesman. Wiest said one victim was killed after being hurled off the overpass 60 to 70 feet down to some railroad tracks. Two victims were pronounced dead on the roadway. Maia Carroll of the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services said two others were transported to hospitals, where they were pronounced dead. Wiest said 34 of the passengers on
At least five people were killed and dozens more injured Tuesday when a charter bus carrying French tourists overturned on a Highway 101 overpass north of Soledad, authorities said. Four passengers were ejected after the bus crashed against a side rail, careened across the road and rolled over, landing on its side in the middle of the roadway, One victim was killed after being hurled off the overpass 60 to 70 feet down to some railroad tracks. Two victims were pronounced dead on the roadway.
