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Drive Fatigue, Lack of Overnight Truck Parking Contributed to Deadly Bus Crash: Regulators
- On July 12, 2023, a westbound Greyhound bus leaving Interstate 70 near Highland, Illinois, collided with three trailers that were parked along a rest area ramp, resulting in the deaths of three passengers and injuries to twelve others.
- Federal regulators identified a combination of the bus driver’s exhaustion, inadequate supervision by the company, and a severe lack of secure overnight truck parking at interstate rest areas as contributing factors to the crash.
- The bus driver had prior accidents, including two preventable ones, and drove over the speed limit repeatedly, while trucks illegally parked on entrance and exit ramps increased risk.
- Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy deemed the crash preventable, noting that it tore away the bus’s right side, and stressed that until this critical safety challenge is resolved, people's lives remain in danger.
- The investigation highlighted systemic issues with parking enforcement and driver oversight that must be resolved to improve interstate road safety for all travelers.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Overnight parking for long-haul truckers at interstate rest stops is critically short and was a key contributor to a 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three people, federal regulators said Tuesday.
Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash, regulators say
Overnight parking for long-haul truckersat interstate rest stops is critically short and was a key contributor to a 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three people, federal regulators said Tuesday.
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