News 8 dead, about 40 hurt, in South Texas bus crash - GoFuckYourself.com

brassmonkey · 05-14-2016, 06:52 PM

LAREDO, Texas (AP) ? A charter bus headed to a casino crashed in far South Texas on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 in a one-vehicle rollover, officials said.

Webb County spokesman Larry Sanchez said seven people died at the scene on U.S. Highway 83 north of Laredo, the Laredo Morning Times reported (8 people killed, more than 40 injured in bus rollover in Webb County - Laredo Morning Times: Local News ). An eighth person died later at a hospital.

Webb County Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ricardo Rangel says the bus, identified as belonging to OGA Charters, originated in the Rio Grande Valley and was headed to a casino in Eagle Pass, about 125 miles northwest of Laredo. The bus company is based in San Juan in Hidalgo County. There was no answer at the bus company and no one immediately responded to a message left there.

The fire department described it as a rollover involving just one vehicle. Firefighters received the call late Saturday morning. By late afternoon, the highway at the scene remained closed.

The crash is one of the deadliest bus accidents in Texas in the last several years, including one in January 2015 when two prison guards and eight inmates were killed after their prison bus struck a piece of displaced highway guardrail west of Odessa. The bus fell about 20 feet before striking a Union Pacific freight train that happened to be passing beneath the highway.

Seventeen passengers died in 2008 near Sherman when their bus plunged over a highway bridge on their way to a religious retreat in Missouri. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the crash was caused when a retreaded tire on the right front axle was punctured by an unknown object.

Although the retread itself wasn't the cause, the panel noted that the tire was affixed to the front axle illegally, the bus company didn't have the authority to leave Texas after failing an inspection three months earlier, and the company that inspected the bus wasn't equipped to judge whether it was roadworthy. The owner of the Houston bus company was charged with making false statements but avoided prison in 2014 after a federal judge sentenced him to three years of probation in a plea agreement.

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crockett · 05-14-2016, 09:24 PM

When you get into a vehicle with another driver, you put your life in their hands. When you drive down a street, you put your life in the hands of every driver that you see..and don't see.. You spend your entire life allowing others the chance to take it and sometimes they do..

MiamiBoyz · 05-15-2016, 02:53 AM

At least a little good news from Texas for a change.

nico-t · 05-15-2016, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by brassmonkey

8 people killed

Good day for you huh?

VikingMan · 05-15-2016, 06:58 AM

This is why all females, all asians, all white men under 25, and all people over the age of 65 should not be allowed to drive.

05-14-2016, 06:52 PM	#1
brassmonkey Pay It Forward Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Yo Mama House Posts: 76,897	8 dead, about 40 hurt, in South Texas bus crash LAREDO, Texas (AP) ? A charter bus headed to a casino crashed in far South Texas on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 in a one-vehicle rollover, officials said. Webb County spokesman Larry Sanchez said seven people died at the scene on U.S. Highway 83 north of Laredo, the Laredo Morning Times reported (8 people killed, more than 40 injured in bus rollover in Webb County - Laredo Morning Times: Local News ). An eighth person died later at a hospital. Webb County Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ricardo Rangel says the bus, identified as belonging to OGA Charters, originated in the Rio Grande Valley and was headed to a casino in Eagle Pass, about 125 miles northwest of Laredo. The bus company is based in San Juan in Hidalgo County. There was no answer at the bus company and no one immediately responded to a message left there. The fire department described it as a rollover involving just one vehicle. Firefighters received the call late Saturday morning. By late afternoon, the highway at the scene remained closed. The crash is one of the deadliest bus accidents in Texas in the last several years, including one in January 2015 when two prison guards and eight inmates were killed after their prison bus struck a piece of displaced highway guardrail west of Odessa. The bus fell about 20 feet before striking a Union Pacific freight train that happened to be passing beneath the highway. Seventeen passengers died in 2008 near Sherman when their bus plunged over a highway bridge on their way to a religious retreat in Missouri. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the crash was caused when a retreaded tire on the right front axle was punctured by an unknown object. Although the retread itself wasn't the cause, the panel noted that the tire was affixed to the front axle illegally, the bus company didn't have the authority to leave Texas after failing an inspection three months earlier, and the company that inspected the bus wasn't equipped to judge whether it was roadworthy. The owner of the Houston bus company was charged with making false statements but avoided prison in 2014 after a federal judge sentenced him to three years of probation in a plea agreement. https://www.yahoo.com/news/official-...221851806.html __________________ TRUMP 2025 KEKAW!!! - Support The Laken Riley Act!!! END DACA - SUPPORT AZ HCR 2060 52R - email: brassballz-at-techie.com

05-14-2016, 09:24 PM	#2
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	When you get into a vehicle with another driver, you put your life in their hands. When you drive down a street, you put your life in the hands of every driver that you see..and don't see.. You spend your entire life allowing others the chance to take it and sometimes they do..

05-15-2016, 02:53 AM	#3
MiamiBoyz fgfdftre6 Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In the closet with your dad! Posts: 6,690	At least a little good news from Texas for a change.

05-15-2016, 06:58 AM	#5
VikingMan Exploiting human weakness Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: next to a salmon stream Posts: 6,451	This is why all females, all asians, all white men under 25, and all people over the age of 65 should not be allowed to drive.