A Greyhound bus crashing left dozens of people injured on Saturday. The vehicle drove off an interstate highway in Southwest Ohio, hit a tree and a fence and flipped over before it came to a stop in a cornfield.
At least 35 people were injured in Saturday's incident but none of them were considered life threatening. Some passengers were trapped and had to be removed by firefighters and paramedics, the Associted Press reports.
According to Patrol Sgt. Pete Combs, an investigation is being carried out to determine what could have caused the crash. It occurred at around 4 a.m. on Interstate 75 in Liberty Township.
A passenger and witness, Christopher Link, says he saw the driver slumped over. He may have fallen asleep or he may have a medical problem as Link said he heard a woman scream at the driver "Wake up! Wake up!"
Link says the bus rolled over at least two times before stopping.
About 35 people were taken to hospitals. Six were taken by helicopter and 29 by ambulance. There was a range of injuries from minor to severe.
The bus had departed from Cincinnati and was heading to Detroit. It was carrying 51 people, plus the driver. The passengers who weren't injured and the ones who were released from the hospitals were taken back to Cincinnati.
There were at least nine people still in the hospital by Saturday night.
Of the 13 people taken to Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, 11 were released and 13 of the 14 taken to West Chester Hospital were released by Saturday night. It is not clear what the conditions are of those who remain in the hospital.
According to Kim Plaskett, a spokeswoman for Dallas-based Greyhound Lines Inc., the driver, who has been with the company for 15 years, was only on duty for an hour and had been fully rested.
The driver was among the injured but it is not clear what his condition is. The bus just went through an annual inspection 14 days before the incident. The drivers also do an inspection right before leaving.
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