Driver Dies in Second NY Tour Bus Crash

40 hospitalized after NJ Turnpike accident
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 15, 2011 3:09 AM CDT
Driver Dies in Second NY Tour Bus Crash
This luxury bus crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike late testerday, killing the driver and at least one passenger.   (AP Photo/CBS-2)

Tour buses in New York City are likely to face even greater scrutiny following the second deadly accident in three days. A tour bus heading from Chinatown to Philadelphia crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike last night, killing the driver and at least one of his 45 passengers, ABC News reports. Some 40 passengers have been hospitalized, and five of them are in critical condition. (More tour bus crash stories.)

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