A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls has crashed on a major road, killing and injuring multiple people.
The bus, with more than 50 passengers on board, crashed and rolled on I-90 near Pembroke, about 25 miles (40 kilometres) east of Buffalo.
“At this time we have multiple fatalities, multiple entrapments and multiple injuries,” said Trooper James O’Callaghan, a spokesperson for the New York State Police.
Several ambulances and medical helicopters transported patients from the crash.
O’Callahan said most people on the bus were Indian, Chinese and Filipino, and translators were being brought to the scene. The driver survived.
The Mercy Flight air medical transport service said its three helicopters were transporting people from the crash site to area hospitals.
Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo said it had at least eight patients.
More helicopters and ambulances were being called to the scene, according to Mercy Flight president Margaret Ferrentino.
“It’s a very active scene,” she said. “At this time we’re praying for the victims.”
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