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Interstate 90 is back open after a crash involving two semi-trucks stopped traffic near Easton.
Troopers with Washington State Patrol say the eastbound lanes were closed for about three hours because of the crash.
One of the trucks was disabled and blocking the right lane near milepost 66. Troopers say the second truck wasn’t able to stop in time, hitting it from behind and causing the truck to roll.
No word on whether anyone was hurt.
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A vacation to Niagara Falls ended in tragedy on Friday as a tour bus with about 50 passengers heading back to New York City crashed into a ditch, killing five people and injuring dozens.Officials believe most of the passengers were not wearing a seat belt, as multiple people were also ejected from the bus, which sustained heavy damage in the incident, said New York State Police spokesperson James O’Callaghan.“We believe there is a child that is a fatality,” he said.And translators are headed to the scene to assist police in the investigation, as most of the passengers were Indian, Chinese or Filipino, he said at a news conference.Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo received 24 patients and 20 are being treated, it confirmed at a Friday afternoon news conference.Video below: NY State Police Trooper James O’ Callaghan discusses bus crashAs the investigation unfolds, it’s not yet clear why the crash took place, O’Callaghan said, but he added authorities have a “good idea” of what caused the bus to roll over after losing control, without offering further details.The bus was driving at full speed and did not hit any other vehicles, but lost control from the median onward, O’Callaghan said.Helicopters, ambulances and law enforcement swarmed the crash site, where the bus was seen on its side with many people gathered around it.A list of the passengers provided by the bus company confirms there were 52 people on board, including the driver, police said in a statement.“Several witnesses observed the bus lose control, enter the median, then cross to the southern shoulder and overturn,” the state police said in a news release.The state’s department of transportation is trying to help people get off the interstate as some remain stranded due to the incident, O’Callaghan said. The state Thruway is currently closed in both directions near the crash site, state police say.“It’s a very volatile scene. We have vehicles going the wrong way on the 90,” he said, describing the area as “highly traveled.”The driver is “alive and well” and working with authorities, O’Callaghan said, and some victims were taken to the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul described the crash as “tragic” and said first responders are “working to rescue and provide assistance to everyone involved” in a post on X.CNN has contacted the U.S. embassies for the Philippines, China and India for comment.
A vacation to Niagara Falls ended in tragedy on Friday as a tour bus with about 50 passengers heading back to New York City crashed into a ditch, killing five people and injuring dozens.
Officials believe most of the passengers were not wearing a seat belt, as multiple people were also ejected from the bus, which sustained heavy damage in the incident, said New York State Police spokesperson James O’Callaghan.
“We believe there is a child that is a fatality,” he said.
And translators are headed to the scene to assist police in the investigation, as most of the passengers were Indian, Chinese or Filipino, he said at a news conference.
Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo received 24 patients and 20 are being treated, it confirmed at a Friday afternoon news conference.
Video below: NY State Police Trooper James O’ Callaghan discusses bus crash
As the investigation unfolds, it’s not yet clear why the crash took place, O’Callaghan said, but he added authorities have a “good idea” of what caused the bus to roll over after losing control, without offering further details.
The bus was driving at full speed and did not hit any other vehicles, but lost control from the median onward, O’Callaghan said.
Helicopters, ambulances and law enforcement swarmed the crash site, where the bus was seen on its side with many people gathered around it.
A list of the passengers provided by the bus company confirms there were 52 people on board, including the driver, police said in a statement.
“Several witnesses observed the bus lose control, enter the median, then cross to the southern shoulder and overturn,” the state police said in a news release.
The state’s department of transportation is trying to help people get off the interstate as some remain stranded due to the incident, O’Callaghan said. The state Thruway is currently closed in both directions near the crash site, state police say.
“It’s a very volatile scene. We have vehicles going the wrong way on the 90,” he said, describing the area as “highly traveled.”
The driver is “alive and well” and working with authorities, O’Callaghan said, and some victims were taken to the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul described the crash as “tragic” and said first responders are “working to rescue and provide assistance to everyone involved” in a post on X.
CNN has contacted the U.S. embassies for the Philippines, China and India for comment.
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CLEVELAND (WJW) — A man police said fired “multiple times” on a pickup truck, killing one man, while traveling on Interstate 77 on Sunday night is now charged with murder.
Ian Rich, 29, of Newburgh Heights, stands accused of killing the truck’s driver, 57-year-old David Perez Jr., and injuring its passenger, 59-year-old Jacqueline Perez, both of Garfield Heights.
It happened just before 9:30 p.m. on I-77 South near Grant Avenue in Cuyahoga Heights, according to police.
“There is a truck that is kind of weaving back and forth. He’s got their emergency lights on. We just passed it. It’s got a bunch of bullet holes in the side window,” a caller told 911 dispatchers.
The truck’s passenger, Jacqueline Perez, was transported to a hospital where she was treated and later released.
After the shooting, police began searching for Rich, who was seen driving an Audi. He was deemed armed and dangerous.
Bratenahl Village police later pulled over Rich’s vehicle and arrested him on Interstate 90.
Rich was charged Tuesday in Garfield Heights Municipal Court with felony counts of murder, assault and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
He is now being held on a $2 million bond. He waived his preliminary hearing. His case is now set to go before a Cuyahoga County grand jury.