UPDATE (October 22, 2024): Officials identified two of the passengers killed in the crash as 28-year-old Geneve Louis and 35-year-old Junior Louis, both of Winter Haven, Florida. Additional details remain under investigation.
Wise County, TX — August 28, 2024, four people were killed and ten were injured after a bus accident at around 8:00 a.m. off U.S. 287.
Texas DPS officials say that the accident happened in the Alvord area off of northbound lanes of the highway near the exit for F.M. 1655.
According to officials, a white passenger bus was going along the highway when, for reasons unclear, it lose control. The vehicle traveled off the side of the road where it then overturned. Almost all passengers were reportedly ejected from the bus during the accident. Four people, including the driver, died as a result. Multiple people had to be flown from the scene in critical conditions.
Right now, additional details are unavailable.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When it comes to a rollover crash like this, people tend to jump to the conclusion that the driver must have done something wrong. That’s certainly possible, given how common things like fatigue, distraction, and speeding are. But there could be more complex factors to consider.
Was this a tire blowout related to poor maintenance? Did the vehicle have some sort of defect? Did it hit something in the road? Did the driver experience a medical emergency? Was there something going on inside the vehicle? Did some other reckless driver force the bus off-road, then leave the scene?
Common or not, these things happen, and they need to be thoroughly investigated. The evidence can either rule out these possibilities, or it can reveal what preliminary investigations may have been too shallow to catch. Only then can those affected by this accident feel confident they’re getting the whole story.
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