Overview
- The coach was returning from Niagara Falls when it lost control, veered toward the median, corrected, and ended in a ditch off I-90 near Pembroke.
- State police reported multiple fatalities, with injury counts and conditions still being assessed.
- Authorities said 52 people were aboard, including the driver, and confirmed that children are among the victims.
- Officials indicated most passengers were Indian, Chinese, and Filipino nationals, and translators were brought to assist non‑English speakers.
- Firefighters, helicopters, and additional ambulances responded as lanes of the Thruway were closed and patients were transported to nearby hospitals.