No Cause Found Yet For I-55 Bus Crash
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Federal investigators say they have
not yet determined the cause of a tour bus crash in east Arkansas
that claimed 14 lives. But the National Transportation Safety Board
says the bus had pre-existing cracks on frame rails that held up
its motor.
The NTSB says the bus would not have been allowed on the road
had it been inspected before the Saturday crash, which also left 16
people injured. The agency did not link the cracks to the crash.
Investigators are still evaluating the bus, which was bound from
Chicago to Tunica, Mississippi. The investigators say they will
subpoena the Chicago medical records of the driver and will make
inquiries in Tunica to uncover more background.
