Seventeen people were injured yesterday afternoon when a Greyhound bus collided with a semi-truck along Interstate 75 North in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
Greyhound Bus Hit Truck After Veering from Center Lane
The August 15th crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. at mile-marker 71.
Greyhound bus 1104 was headed to Cincinnati, Ohio from Atlanta, Georgia, and had stopped in London, Kentucky less than an hour earlier. For some reason, the vehicle veered from the center northbound lane and collided with a flatbed truck in the adjacent lane.
The impact of the crash flipped the rig onto its side and caused significant damage to the left-front side of the bus.
“I just felt some swerving and it was like an impact and everyone flew forward,” one Greyhound passenger told reporters. “And then there was glass everywhere and everyone was screaming and crying.”
17 Greyhound Bus Crash Victims Transported to Area Hospitals
Multiple emergency departments responded to the Kentucky Greyhound bus crash, including Rockcastle EMS, Madison County EMS, the Kentucky State Police, Rockcastle Sheriff’s Office, Mount Vernon Police, and Rockcastle EMA.
Seventeen people were subsequently transported to hospitals in Berea, Richmond, and Rockcastle County. So far, authorities have not identified any of the victims or commented on the extent of their injuries.
It’s also not clear if anyone remained hospitalized as of Friday.
Driver in Kentucky Greyhound Bus Crash May Have Been Using Phone
The Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement division is leading the investigation into yesterday’s Greyhound bus crash.
So far, they’ve identified the Greyhound driver as 64-year-old Vincent Watts of Atlanta. Police also confirmed that they’re looking into reports that Watts was on the phone just before his Greyhound bus collided with the semi-truck.
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