NEW YORK (Reuters) – The death toll rose to 14 on Saturday after a tour bus carrying sleeping gamblers returning from a Connecticut casino flipped over in the Bronx, shearing off its roof.
The National Transportation and Safety Board was investigating what may be a hit-and-run accident involving a tractor trailer.
The NTSB was trying to determine what caused the bus to swerve on Interstate 95 and topple onto a support pole for a highway sign. The pole sliced the bus in half along the windows, severing the rooftop from the vehicle.
None of the 32 people on board escaped death or injury in the horrific crash, said New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
New York City Police said 13 people died at the scene and one other died at the hospital, bringing the death toll to 14. The Fire Department had said earlier that a 15th person had died, but this information was incorrect.
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