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Megabus Crashes Into Bridge

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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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Megabus Crashes Into Bridge

A Megabus crashed into a bridge on I-55 near Litchfield in Montgomery County, Illinois. The crash has left one person reported dead and dozens injured after the double-decker bus blew a tire and slammed into a concrete bridge support pillar. A link to the full story and video is posted below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...6pLid%3D187669
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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Ya , From the picture , The driver is probally not with us anymore . R.I.P.

Old Aug 2, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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That is horrible, the drivers family will, I hope, get some comfort from the fact that they didn't suffer. An impact like that would almost certainely have been instintanious.
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 08:50 PM
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Video states that the death was a passenger sitting above the driver...

I'm not sure either would have survived.
Old Aug 2, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Oh, didn't watch the video... I just ASSuMEd it was the driver.
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