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Up to 50 hurt, at least nine dead after semi, tour bus collide; I-5 closed near Orland (CA)
Sacramento Bee ^ | April 10, 2014

Posted on 04/10/2014 7:55:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

A semi truck reportedly crossed the center divide and crashed into a tour bus, causing a fire, injuring up to 50 people, killing at least nine people and leading to the closure of all lanes of Interstate 5 lanes near Orland this evening.

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Hoover said the semi, a Fed Ex truck, was driving southbound when it crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the bus, which was carrying 46 people, mostly Los Angeles area high school students, to visit California State University, Humboldt.

The bus immediately burst into flames, Hoover said.

1 posted on 04/10/2014 7:55:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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Horrible..prayers for the families of those killed. Would like to know the high schools that the students came from since I live in SoCal


2 posted on 04/10/2014 7:57:54 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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Dispatchers said that Mercy’s helipad was busy with an influx from the crash.

One young woman, 18, who had been in the back seat of the bus was taken to Shasta Regional Medical Center after the “rather traumatic” crash with cuts and back pain, paramedics said.

Humboldt State University said in a written statement that the students were en route for the school’s Spring Preview Day scheduled for April 12.


3 posted on 04/10/2014 7:59:59 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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oh...how awful. I just looked at the pictures of the bus and it was worse than I imagined.


4 posted on 04/10/2014 8:04:34 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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One person said it was a group of students from various LA Unified high schools. As an alumni of a LA Unified high School (Manual Arts) ...I would also like to know,


5 posted on 04/10/2014 8:06:30 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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The California Highway Patrol told Redding, Calif., NBC station KNVN-TV that there were nine fatalities and 35 hurt. Our Los Angeles sister station KNBC says the bus was carrying high school students from the Los Angeles area on a college visit to Humboldt State University.

The bus belonged to Silverado Stages, a tour bus company based out of San Luis Obispo, Calif.

The group was heading to the university’s April 12 Spring Preview Day, Humboldt State school officials said in a statement.

It was not immediately clear if any of the high school students were victims in the crash.


6 posted on 04/10/2014 8:08:54 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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At least 32 people have been taken to the hospital, according to the CHP. There were 46 people on board the bus.

The injured were taken to at least 7 hospitals in the area, authorities said.


7 posted on 04/10/2014 8:11:02 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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One family member told NBC4 Southern California the tour bus was filled with students from various schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Another parent said her daughter was a student at Norte Vista High School in Riverside.

It was not immediately clear if any of the students were victims in the crash.

Parents and family members of students who were on the bus may contact university police for more information at 707-826-5555.

Orland is about 480 miles north of Los Angeles, and 150 miles north of San Francisco.


8 posted on 04/10/2014 8:12:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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Did the bus driver fall asleep? Sometimes they do when they push too hard—drive just too long.


9 posted on 04/10/2014 8:13:54 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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Thankfully I don’t know anyone who was interested in going to that particular college so they would not be on that bus(I graduated from Beverly Hills High School..couldn’t wait to leave..whole other story) such a horrible tragedy for these families..don’t know how many students have died but I doubt the person in the Altima survived


10 posted on 04/10/2014 8:13:59 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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How horrible. Praying now.


11 posted on 04/10/2014 8:14:49 PM PDT by keat
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Some of the students are reportedly from R.F. Kennedy High School in Koreatown, an uncle of one of the students involved told Eyewitness News.


12 posted on 04/10/2014 8:20:11 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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It’s steep, narrow and only a K rail to separate directions in the stretch south of Lake Shasta. Wow.


13 posted on 04/10/2014 8:21:18 PM PDT by cicero2k
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Could be. But it happened at 5:40 PM and was a FedEx truck. Their drivers have an impeccable safety record.


14 posted on 04/10/2014 8:23:05 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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The pictures I’ve seen on breaking news make it clear the Fed Ex driver drove over the median striking the bus. It didn’t look like the bus driver had time to do anything. You have to wonder about a health problem in the Fed Ex driver. Horrible tragedy, our prayers for the passengers and their families and anyone else affected.


15 posted on 04/10/2014 8:23:14 PM PDT by JimSEA
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Did you read beyond the headline?


16 posted on 04/10/2014 8:23:58 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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Some of the students are reportedly from R.F. Kennedy High School in Koreatown, an uncle of one of the students involved told Eyewitness News.


17 posted on 04/10/2014 8:26:15 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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This news link has more info./photos...looks like maybe the semi tractor caught fire 1st: http://www.redding.com/news/2014/apr/10/50-hurt-after-semi-tour-bus-collide-i-5-tehama-cou/


18 posted on 04/10/2014 8:28:11 PM PDT by Drago
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BTTT.

Prayers up.


19 posted on 04/10/2014 8:39:58 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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Oh this is awful! We are on the e-mail list for Humboldt State because I was looking into it for my daughter a few months ago. (She’s not doing these sorts of tours until next year, and won’t be going with a whole class when she does.) As late as yesterday, they were still sending us reminders about their program this weekend for visiting high school students, saying walk-ins would be welcome. Now they will have far fewer visitors than they were expecting.


20 posted on 04/10/2014 8:45:27 PM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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