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New York Thruway Tour Bus Overturns, Leaving Multiple Dead and Dozens Injured

Authorities report many passengers were foreign tourists, prompting a multi-agency rescue with translators and airlifts.

Overview

  • State police said the coach, returning from Niagara, left the roadway near Pembroke on I-90 and rolled into a ditch, with several people ejected.
  • Officials confirmed multiple fatalities, including at least one child, as regional trauma centers treated dozens of patients transferred by ground and Mercy Flight.
  • Erie County Medical Center received 24 adults, while the University of RochesterGolisano Children’s Hospital treated pediatric patients, including two in critical condition.
  • The driver survived and is cooperating with investigators as New York State Police work to determine the cause; Governor Kathy Hochul said state teams are coordinating the response.
  • Separately in Argentina and Spain, a Porsche–truck chain crash on Buenos AiresAvenida Cantilo left all drivers out of danger under a probe led by fiscal Leandro Galvarie, a two‑truck collision shut the Rosario–Buenos Aires highway at km 285 with a serious injury and detours, and a seaman in Moaña, Spain, was evacuated to Hospital Povisa with serious facial injuries.