BUS ACCIDENT: Six killed in roll over bus accident on Interstate 10

March 10, 2010

Arizona - Six Mexican passengers heading to Los Angeles were killed on a roll over bus accident. Pinal County Coroner and officials in Consulate Mexico Tucson identified the victims as residents of Zacatecas and Coahuila, travelling to Los Angeles. They were identified as Margarita De Haro, Eusebia Rios, Margarita Banuelos, Nicanor Hernandez, Maria Refugio Garcia, and Hermelinda Hernandez.

The six passengers were reportedly tossed out of the bus during the accident. Alfonso Alvarado, the bus driver, was injured along with his assistant, David Salazar.

The other injured passengers were identified as Jazmin Porras, Manuel De La Riva, Luis Ramos, Manuel Gonzalez, Victor Lira, Lauro Vargas, Teresa Lira, Maribel Vargas, Oscar Rodriguez, Jazmin Vargas, Claudia Rodriguez, Manuel Roman, and Martin Rodriguez.

The injured passengers were rushed to nearby Phoenix hospitals. Four out of the 16 heavily wounded passengers were still in critical condition. The injuries were spine, rib, head, and pelvis fractures.

The bus was on Interstate 10 and Riggs Road east. The bus was reportedly managed by Van Nuys from Tierra Santa.

The bus was on his way to Phoenix when it collided with a truck. The bus turned left and rolled over to a rock ground.

The bus' roof was heavily damaged, and the glass windows were broken. The bus caused another accident; a Sedan eventually bumped into a truck. The Sedan's passenger suffered injury, and was taken to the hospital.

The Phoenix road resumed its operations after ten hours. The report from Arizona Department of Public Safety Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau figured out that the bus had brake defects.