Five dead as NYC-bound tour bus crashes on NY State Thruway, police said

Five people are dead and several others injured after a tour bus carrying passengers back to New York City from Niagara Falls crashed on the New York State Thruway on Friday, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Multiple people were ejected from the bus, and others remained trapped Friday afternoon, New York State Trooper James O’Callaghan told reporters at the scene. He said police believed at least one child was among those dead.

“As we’re progressing through this, we’re losing more people,” O’Callaghan said at the time. Hochul later confirmed the count of five people on social media…

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