Sunday, December 21, 2014

Megabus Flips on I-65 in Indiana, Injuries Reported

Eric Zerkel
Published: December 20,2014




 
This is a breaking news story. Check back for the latest updates on the Megabus crash. 
A Megabus traveling from Chicago to Atlanta flipped on a slick I-65 near Seymour, Indiana, early Saturday morning, injuring an unknown number of people,  Indiana State Police said.
"You don't need a major winter storm to lead to significant impacts on roads," said weather.com senior meteorologist Jon Erdman. "In this case, light snow was falling, and there appears to have been some very light, slushy accumulation on I-65."
The bus flipped on its side near the 55 mile marker of northbound I-65, shutting down lanes while emergency responders worked to assist the injured, Fox 59 reports.  The Indiana State Police told the Associated Press that the injuries were "minor" and "not life-threatening."
A total number of injured has yet to be released, but Jackson County Emergency Medical Services supervisor Roger Wheeler told The Tribune that there were "numerous" injuries.
"I brought in four and another ambulance brought in six," Wheeler told the paper. "There were so many that were walking and wounded that I lost count."
There's no word yet on what caused the bus to flip.
In an eerily similar accident in October, a Megabus traveling from Atlanta to Chicago flipped onto its side while trying to avoid another vehicle on a slick I-65 in the Indianapolis area. Eighteen people were injured in that accident.

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