New York bus crash kills 13

[croyde]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12722996



After a discussion on here about how a tree trunk can rip a car in half, I thought that lamp posts where supposed to give when hit by a vehicle.

Obviously not in New York.

Poor souls

[Muntu]

croyde said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12722996



After a discussion on here about how a tree trunk can rip a car in half, I thought that lamp posts where supposed to give when hit by a vehicle.

Obviously not in New York.

Poor souls

"It slid on its side and then hit a light pole which sheared off the top of the bus, the spokesman said"

So the pole took out the top of the bus, which is pretty much all glass.

Hope that answers your question.

[twister]

Also, whilst the photo in that article isn't entirely clear, it does appear that the "light pole" is actually the far more substantial upright support for a freeway gantry sign...

[TheEnd]

Bit early for a tour bus?

[Blue Meanie]

A bit of a freak accident. Hitting it head on probably wouldn't have sone that much damage, certainly not 13 dead. However, it hit it at the weak spot.

[twister]

TheEnd said:

Bit early for a tour bus?

Been checking some US news sites, who're saying it was returning to NY from a casino trip to Connecticut - it wasn't a sightseeing bus. These sites also confirm what I suspected from the BBC photo, it was a fairly susbstantial gantry support rather than just a lamp post.

[Jasandjules]

My word, that's a bad day out....

[dudleybloke]

nasty.

[MadMullah]

just one of those things where every bad possibility falls into place and it hits the bus right at its weakest points

i've seen one of them gantry sign pillars tear a HGV in two on the M6 a few years back!

[Zaxxon]

Thats horrible, what a way to go.

[Puggit]

33 on the bus. After seeing those pictures, all I can say is "only 13 dead?!".

Horrible.

[Jasandjules]

Puggit said:

33 on the bus. After seeing those pictures, all I can say is "only 13 dead?!".

Horrible.

I have to feel very, very sorry for the rescue services who had to go in there and recover the bodies.

But yes, if there were 33 people on that bus and 20 survived, I am quite amazed - I just imagined that no-one on board would be walking away from that.

[cal72]

New York bus crash kills 13.
Now that is unlucky.

Ahh well ce la vie,

[s3fella]

cal72 said:

New York bus crash kills 13.
Now that is unlucky.

Ahh well ce la vie,

'tard

[cal72]

s3fella said:

'tard

Erm ? thanks.

[Pesty]

New york times reporting 14 dead now.

[dudleybloke]

the driver survived and is saying that the coach got clipped by a truck which caused it to overturn.