Overview
- State police confirmed five adult victims and later released their names, clarifying that no children were among the dead.
- At least 47 people were taken to hospitals across the region with injuries ranging from critical to minor, with multiple medevac flights used.
- The driver survived, is cooperating with authorities, and no charges had been filed as of Saturday evening, according to state police.
- The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a go-team to conduct a safety investigation, and the bus operator was identified as M&Y Tour Inc. of Staten Island.
- Most passengers were international tourists from India, China and the Philippines; many were not wearing seatbelts and several were ejected, prompting translators and a family assistance center to support survivors.