On Sunday morning, a tour bus overturned on the Northern California freeway, killing 1 and injuring 30 (6 of them were severely injured). It drifted off interstate 5 at about 7:30 a.m. The bus was traveling from Los Angles to Pasco, Washington. Based on witness accounts, the bus had rolled over and rested up-side down on the frontage road. And what struck authorities as strange was a reported crash earlier that trip when the bus had struck a Denny's restaurant in Red Bluff; none were injured in this crash. The driver of the bus was Jose Victor Garcilazo, 67. Authorities believe that fatigue may have been responsible for the crash [they did not say whether drugs or alcohol were affiliated in the crash]. The two dozen that were injured in the crash were taken to the hospital, treated, and released, with the others still in critical condition.
What boggles me is why authorities are not able to say why the bus was able to carry on its trip after the first incident at the Denny's. Not only that but they can't make out how much damage was done in the initial crash or any other additional information.
So the bus driver had fatigue and all this happens? That's really unfortunate and I feel that maybe there should be a way to keep the drivers excited about their job and able to be alert and awake at all times.
ReplyDeleteIt's terrible that this happened. The bus driver should have taken a nap or something before the trip! Not that it's his fault; the work hours are probably ridiculous. Hopefully the families of those injured and the one person killed are holding up okay. I agree with you, it's weird that the authorities aren't able to specify what happened.
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