Passengers from diverted SLC flight injured in Pa. bus
wreck
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 06/29/2007 01:34:11 PM MDT
Posted: 1:35 PM
NEW MILFORD, Pa. - A tour bus carrying diverted
airline passengers crashed on an interstate exit ramp
early Friday, killing the driver and injuring a dozen
passengers.
The bus was trying to exit the southbound lanes of
I-81 in northeastern Pennsylvania when it crashed
through several barriers, crossed the ramp and landed
with part of the vehicle hanging off the roadway,
according to state police.
The cause of the crash remained under
investigation.
The bus driver died at the scene. Twelve
passengers were taken to hospitals by ambulances, but
airline officials said their injuries were not
believed to be serious.
The passengers had been among about 170 people on
a flight from Salt Lake City to Newark, N.J., that was
diverted to Syracuse, N.Y., because of bad weather
Thursday night, said Brian Drake, a spokesman for
Delta Air Lines Inc. in Syracuse.
After the plane landed, mechanics discovered a
hydraulic leak that could not immediately be fixed,
Drake said. The airline was unable to find hotel rooms
for the passengers, so it called in seven tour buses,
which left for Newark around 2:30 a.m.
Most of the passengers suffered only minor
injuries and were continuing on their way to Newark,
Drake said.
New Milford is about 30 miles north of Scranton.
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