Multiple fatalities, 27 transported in tour bus accident near Yucaipa
Sunday, February 03, 2013YUCAIPA, Calif. (KABC) -- Multiple people are dead and 27 others have been hospitalized after a tour bus reportedly rolled over near Yucaipa.
According to San Bernardino County Fire, the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. on SR 38 north of Yucaipa and below Forest Falls. San Bernardino County fire spokesman Eric Sherwin told the Associated Press that the exact number of fatalities was not immediately known. The injuries of those transported ranged from life-threatening to minor.
At least four adults and two children have been taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center and two others are at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Redlands Community Hospital has taken in two patients and two others were en route.
Sherwin did not know where the bus was going, but Highway 38 leads to Big Bear, a popular recreation area.
The California Highway Patrol said the northbound SR 38 would be closed for about 90 minutes.
DEVELOPING: We will add more details to this report as they become available.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Source: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=8979373
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