At least two people were killed and about three dozen were
hospitalized after a charter bus careened off a Texas highway and
flipped onto its side Thursday, drawing a large emergency response as
rescue crews struggled to reach victims inside, authorities said.
The
Cardinal Coach Line bus was traveling just east of Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport in Irving when it suddenly weaved across the busy
highway, struck a concrete barrier and toppled over into the center
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"We
ended up swirling and weaving and then ended up on the side," passenger
Daniel Risik, 73, told The Dallas Morning News. "People were screaming
and hollering, a very traumatic situation to say the least."
The
bus, which was carrying about 45 people, was headed to a casino in
Oklahoma, officials said. Risik said most people aboard the bus weren't
wearing seat belts.
"People were piled on top of each other," he
said. "It was unbelievable. A lady had pinned me. Rescue got there and
started pulling people out of a roof emergency hatch. People were
hollering, screaming, there was blood all over the place. It was
unbelievable."
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Lonny
Haschel confirmed that two people were killed. About three dozen people
were being treated at local hospitals, many of them suffering from
fractured bones, hospital officials said.
Emergency vehicles
could be seen swarming the bus as it lay in the grassy center median
along the President George Bush Turnpike. Ladders were being used to
pull passengers from some broken windows. Witnesses said one person
appeared to be pinned by the bus which picked up passengers in Fort
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A man who answered the phone at Cardinal Coach's offices in Mansfield,The 3rd International Conference on custombobbleheads and
Indoor Navigation. just south of Dallas, confirmed that one of the
company's buses was involved in the Irving accident. But said he didn't
have time to talk because he was trying to gather information about the
crash.
Cardinal Coach has reported no crashes in the last two
years that resulted in deaths or injuries, according to the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The company operates five buses and
employs seven drivers, records show.
Law enforcement officers
were interviewing bus passengers and other drivers who witnessed the
crash. Haschel said he had no immediate information on where the bus
trip originated.
A spokeswoman for Baylor Medical Center in
Irving said 13 patients arrived at the hospital following the
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Officials at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving confirmed another six
patients were there, though details weren't immediately available on
their conditions.
Another 11 patients were transported to
Parkland Memorial Hospital, including the driver of the bus, and another
victim was airlifted to a fourth hospital in critical condition,
hospital officials said.
On Monday evening, a motorist reported
that a small male child was walking on US 281 carrying a portable house
phone. The motorist stopped and put the child in her vehicle and called
police. When deputies arrived they searched the area to attempt to
locate where the child belonged. The child could or would not tell
authorities his name or a parents name. Finally, officers located a
residence where they thought the child lived. No adult was home when
officers made entry into the home. Over an hour passed before the mother
of the child showed up. She had been shopping at Walmart. She was
placed under arrest for Child Endangerment and Resisting Arrest and
transported to the Archer County Jail.
On Tuesday morning, a
leaseholder on a piece of property off FM 2178 reported that several
head of cattle keep getting out on of an adjacent property and damaging
his property. The reporting person said that he had contacted the cattle
owner several times to fix the problem but the cattle owner has refused
to cooperate. A contract cowboy was summoned to impound the cattle and
the owner was notified to fix his fence and the location of where the
cattle had been taken.
Later that afternoon, officers responded
to a Lake Kickapoo residence on a disturbance report. The reporting
party told officers that she had let her daughter move in until she
could find a place to live. She said her daughter and granddaughter had
been having parties at her home and she did not approve of their
behavior. She gave her daughter the money to move out and now says the
daughter is trying to take some of her things. Officers arrived on scene
and directed both parties to return items to each other that did not
belong to them. The issue was settled and the daughter has moved out.
On
Wednesday morning, an Archer County resident reported that someone had
charged approximately $1600 on her debit card at a San Antonio Walmart.
The resident advised that she had used her card the day before at a
Wichita Falls Walmart. She was notified by her banks fraud department
about the charge in San Antonio. If at all possible, DO NOT hand your
card to a cashier or other business employee when making payment. Use
the machine provided if at all possible. This will prevent anyone from
getting your card number and 3 digit number located on the back of the
card which makes it easy for a dishonest cashier to use your account for
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On
Thursday afternoon, deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle call on a
ranch off Hwy 25 near FM 368. The reporting person advised that a
silver or gray 4dr vehicle was on the property and his daughter was home
and afraid. Officers responded but the vehicle was gone by the time
they arrived. The reporting party told officers that the vehicle had a
plastic bag covering the license plate. Anyone noticing a suspicious
vehicle on a property especially in rural areas is encouraged to call
911 immediately to get officers in route as soon as possible.
On
Friday afternoon, a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted by a
family member for years but never reported it for fear of retaliation.
She has since moved out of the home but is concerned for younger
siblings still living in the home. An investigator has been assigned to
the case and CPS notified. A full investigation is in progress.
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