“It’s just a lot of injuries, a lot of people in shock, broken bones,” added Robert Hare, another motorist who stopped to help. “It was just people stacked on top of each other,” he said. He said he popped the bus’ roof hatches and helped six to eight people escape. “It was pretty bad, people screaming,” said Ed Cluck, who stopped after driving by the wreck and seeing smoke. The wreck occurred along President George Bush Turnpike in Irving, just east of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.Īmong those killed was the organizer of the trip. The Cardinal Coach Line bus was carrying mostly senior citizens when it suddenly weaved across the busy highway, striking two concrete barriers, and toppled over in the centre median, witnesses said. IRVING, Texas – At least two people were killed and more than 40 were hospitalized Thursday after a charter bus careened off a North Texas highway and flipped onto its side, drawing a large emergency response as rescue crews struggled to reach victims inside, authorities said.
