At least four people have been killed, including a child, and dozens injured after a tour bus overturned on the highway in upstate New York this afternoon.
Rescue operations are underway at the ‘mass casualty’ rollover crash along I-90 in Pembroke, near Buffalo.
The bus, believed to have been traveling from Niagara Falls to New York City, had at least 52 people on board, WROC reports. Several people are dead, trapped and injured.
Photographs from the scene show the bus turned over on its side and a heavy police presence along the highway.
Multiple emergency medical helicopters have responded to the scene.
Both sides of the interstate were closed, including exits 48A and 49, but police have since reopened the westbound lane of traffic.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has been ‘briefed on the tragic tour bus accident’ and confirmed that a rescue operation is underway.
‘My team is coordinating closely with @nyspolice and local officials who are working to rescue and provide assistance to everyone involved,’ she said in a statement.
First responders work to rescue victims at the scene of a tour bus that crashed and rolled over on the New York State Thruway
A tour bus carrying more than 50 people overturned on I-90 in Pembroke, upstate New York
Multiple Mercy Flight helicopters have responded to the scene as rescuers try to help passengers who remain trapped and injured
Emergency personnel with stretchers rush to the scene of the accident to help the 52 tour bus crash victims, many of whom were injured or trapped, along I-90 near Pembroke, NY
State troopers said the bus was heading eastbound when it lost control, went over the median and ended up in a ditch.
Details remain limited at this time, but first responders are continuing to rescue several people who remain trapped and injured.
Fifty-two people were on board the bus, with police saying that almost everyone on board was injured in the horrific collision. Reported injuries include cuts, bruises and abrasions.
Police have not confirmed the exact number of people killed, but law enforcement sources told ABC News there have been at least four fatalities
The NYC bound bus was transporting tourists from China, India and the Philippines, according to BPTM. Translators will be brought to the crash site to assist.
‘Emergency personnel are on scene, and additional ambulances and medical support have been requested,’ said New York State Police Sgt. Jack Keller.
The driver survived and is ‘alive and well,’ added trooper James O’Callaghan.
Rescue personnel work the scene of a tour bus that crashed and rolled over on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke on Friday afternoon
Traffic is at a standstill on I-90 this afternoon after a tour bus traveling eastbound lost control, went over the median and overturned in a ditch
Officials say drivers should expect ‘heavy delays’ and have urged them to avoid the area and seek alternate travel routes
Many victims are being transported to nearby Strong Memorial Hospital and Erie County Medical Center.
The ConnectLife blood and organ donation network has issued an an emergency appeal for blood donations in wake of the accident.
Officials say drivers should expect ‘heavy delays’ and have urged them to avoid the area and seek alternate travel routes.
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