Overview

• New York State Police confirmed five adult victims and later released their names: Shankar Kumar Jha, Pinki Changrani, Xie Hongzhuo, Zhang Xiaolan and Jian Mingli.
• The coach was carrying 54 people returning to New York City from Niagara Falls, and officials said many passengers were not wearing seat belts and several were ejected.
• The driver, identified as 55-year-old Bin Shao of Flushing, survived and is cooperating with investigators.
• The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team to conduct a safety investigation with state partners, reviewing driver actions, seat-belt use and the operator’s records; the bus is owned by M&Y Tour Inc. of Staten Island.
• Regional hospitals treated more than 40 patients with injuries ranging from minor to critical, no children were among the dead, and Thruway lanes that closed after the crash reopened later Friday.