The National Transportation Safety Board has determined inattention as the cause of the tragic bus accident in Arizona last year at meeting today in Washington D.C..  The board stated that they believe the driver of the bus was attempting to fix a problem with the door before the accident happened.  

The accident occurred on January 30th, 2009 when a charter bus with a group of Chinese tourists was returning to Las Vegas from the Grand Canyon and crashed on U.S. Highway 93 near the Hoover Dam.  The distracted driver veered and overcorrected, leading him into a median and causing the bus to flip.  Many occupants were ejected from the bus, seven people were killed, and ten were injured in the accident.  

The NTSB also offered safety tips for medium-sized busses, such as occupant restraints and stronger windows to prevent people from being ejected in accidents.  

If you or someone you know has been injured in a bus accident, contact the Phoenix bus accident lawyers of Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally, P.L.C. at 800-763-0964 to learn more about your rights.

Six people were killed and sixteen others injured Friday after a bus rolled over on the interstate outside Phoenix.

The crash occurred shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Interstate 10, about 25 miles south of downtown Phoenix. The bus, which was carrying 22 passengers, collided with a pickup truck in the westbound lanes of the interstate. The bus driver overcorrected away from the pickup and rolled over. The roof of the bus was crushed and all of the vehicles windows were broken.

Two men and four women were ejected from the bus and killed. Nine others are in critical condition at hospitals around Phoenix.

An 11 year-old boy is in guarded condition, and four others are listed in good condition.

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Six people were killed and several more injured Friday when the bus they were traveling on lost control and flipped over, ejecting passengers onto the interstate.

The accident occurred at approximately 5:27 in the morning along an Arizona stretch of I-10, south of Phoenix.  According to police reports, the bus hit the back of a pickup truck, swerved left, then right across the road, then flipped over, rolling at least once as passengers were ejected from the vehicle.  Four women and two men were killed in the tragic accident, and another 15 passengers were rushed to area hospitals.  Five people suffered injuries so severe that they had to be life-flighted.  Two 11-year-old children were among the injured.

If you or someone you love has been injured or worse as the result of a bus accident, the Phoenix bus accident attorneys of Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally may be able to help you get the compensation you deserve.  Contact us today by calling 800-763-0964.