How many people were killed in the bus crash outside Soledad?”
Soledad Bus Crash At least five people died and dozens of others were injured in a tour bus crash at a Highway 101 overpass in Soledad late Tuesday afternoon, the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services said. Southbound U.S. Highway 101 was to be closed in unincorporated Monterey County near Soledad until later Wednesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Orion Pacific bus hit a guardrail and overturned, said CHP Officer Erica Elias, who indicated that there were “multiple fatalities.” County OES spokeswoman Maia Carroll later said that three people died at the scene and two were declared dead at area hospitals. It appeared as though several people were ejected from the bus during the crash and landed on railroad tracks below the highway, witnesses said. Fifteen ambulances and several helicopters responded to the crash scene and the highway was shut down in both directions for a few hours. Five hospitals were treating the surviving victims. Adrienne Laurent, a spokes
According to www.ksbw.com, the California Highway Patrol said driver error likely caused the crash of a tour bus outside Soledad last month that killed five people.
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.
