long 2 lanes and just guardrails and trees on either side of this stretch of road. No place to pull over for a very long stretch.
About two dozen members of the tour, some still wearing pajama bottoms, began transferring backpacks and laptops from the wrecked bus into two other buses parked outside a restaurant. They declined to speak to reporters.
The accident apparently happened at 0815. I looks to me like this driver was driving through the night with his passengers and fell asleep at the wheel, causing the accident. A similar accident happened to a church bus near Memphis, TN a few years ago with many fatalities.
I've had a few incidents in my life when I've almost fallen asleep at the wheel. Although none resulted in an accident, I've learned from those experiences how easily any could have. I deal with this in three ways: 1) I try not to drive under circumstances where it looks like I might fall asleep at the wheel, 2) I keep a bottle of NoDoz in my glove compartment and take a couple of tablets when I think I might have occasion to fall asleep at the wheel and, more important, 3) if I feel it happening, I get off the road at the safest possible point, park, pull the keys out of the ignition, push my seat back, and get the sleep I need before getting back on the road.