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Deadly Tour Bus Accident in Virginia
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Driver charged with reckless driving in fatal crash that left at least 4 dead
- Duration 1:50
- Date Jun 1, 2011
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The bus headed from Greensboro, North Carolina to New York City ran off I 95.
Flipped over 58 passengers and the driver on board some trapped inside when rescuers finally reach them for war dead.
It's a lot of chaos wounded person would basically managing the chaos and -- -- Trying to get your your -- -- agreements many of the passengers were asleep when the accident happened just before 5 AM.
Two survivors reported waking moments before the crash.
From the bus swerving back and forth on the road.
At least one passenger reported seeing that driver drinking a rebel energy -- apparently trying to stay away.
Virginia State Police have now charged the bus driver 37 year old -- future and with reckless driving.
The -- Crashes related deputy driver.
The driver ran off the right side of the road and overturned after he -- -- based indictment.
It came to rest on his -- and Mary Washington Hospital Center the only trauma center in the region the hospital rapidly mobilized.
Implementing its mass casualty plan.
Three at the eight patients to right here were critical.
Among the three critically injured patients.
Range from complex -- lacerations and a knee injury to.
Spinal cord injury.
Head injuries.
The driver walked away with a minor injuries all 59 people were taken to eleven different hospitals in the area.
Many had been treated and released.
At least some were from New York City and had a language barrier the three critical patients at Mary Washington had now improved.
I think they were aware and they were all away.
And were able to respond in their injuries no longer here life threatening.