Tour Bus Accident Kills 7, Injures 10

Seven people were killed and 10 were injured when a tour bus crashed on US-93 near Dolan Springs, Arizona Friday.

The 30-seat bus was full of Chinese tourists headed to Las Vegas after a trip to the Grand Canyon. When the bus began to drift off the roadway the driver overcorrected and the bus crossed two traffic lanes, into a gravel median, and then rolled over at least once before coming to rest on its side. The bus did not have seatbelts and most passengers were thrown out of the vehicle’s windows. The accident occurred just after 3 p.m. Friday.

At least two of the victims will most likely need some long-term medical care and are still in critical condition at University Medical Center. Sunday, an 8-year-old boy was released from UMC, two others listed in fair condition, and two other victims who are at Sunrise Hospital had their conditions upgraded to fair.

Monday California regulators suspended the charter certificate of the company that owned the tour bus. Six months earlier, a federal review showed the company had insufficient drug and alcohol testing and policies for drivers.