Speed likely factor in fatal Arizona tour bus crash
A tour bus on its way to the Grand Canyon was speeding when it flipped on its side, killing one passenger while injuring dozens, according to an investigative report that stops short of drawing conclusions about the cause of the crash.
Four dozen people from across the country were on the bus operated by Las Vegas-based Comedy On Deck Tours when it veered into a dirt embankment, over ruts and rocks, and hit Joshua trees on Jan. 22. At one point, it rode the face of a small hill and was airborne before coming back on to the road and flipping on its side, according to records.
Records: Speed likely factor in fatal Arizona tour bus crash
FELICIA FONSECA and JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press
May 5, 2021
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1of3This photo provided by the Mohave County Sheriff s Office shows a Las Vegas-based tour bus that crashed, Jan. 22, 2021, in Dolan Springs, Ariz. A crash report on the tour bus that flipped on the way to the west end of the Grand Canyon, killing one passenger, doesn t draw any conclusion about the cause but points to speed as a factor. Four dozen people from across the country were on the bus operated by Comedy On Deck Tours when it veered into a dirt embankment, over ruts and rocks, and hit Joshua trees Jan. 22. (Mohave County Sheriff s Office via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
May 5, 2021 / 10:15 PM EST
(AP) A crash report on a tour bus that flipped in Arizona on its way to the Grand Canyon, killing one passenger from southern Indiana, doesn’t draw any conclusions about the cause.
But, records released by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office point to speed as a factor.
Four dozen people from across the country were on the bus operated by Las Vegas-based Comedy on Deck Tours when it veered into a dirt embankment and flipped on its side in January. The bus was headed to Grand Canyon West outside the national park.
Authorities say they’re awaiting toxicology tests on the driver and an autopsy report on an Indiana woman who died before wrapping up the investigation.
Speed could play part in bus crash that killed Boonville woman
Speed could play part in bus crash that killed Boonville woman By Jill Lyman | May 6, 2021 at 10:33 AM CDT - Updated May 6 at 12:15 PM
PHOENIX, Arizz. (WFIE) - A crash report on a tour bus that flipped on its way to the Grand Canyon doesnât draw any conclusions about the cause, but records released by the Mohave County Sheriffâs Office point to speed as a factor.
As we reported, 53-year-old Shelley Ann Voges of Boonville, Ind., was killed.
A tour bus on its way to the Grand Canyon was speeding when it got in a deadly accident, according to an investigative report that stops short of drawing conclusions about the cause of the crash.