It will be interesting to see the green paper on this one. Smoking brakes means usually the shoes are too hot or the hubs (grease inside) are burning. If allowed to continue, hubs melt and wheels fall off.
It sounds like the mutual aid system worked well; a followup would be nice to see too (since I drive through there a couple times a year).
As the bus is listed from
Loma Linda has a GREAT rep as a trauma and surgery center; one of the best places in the state.
Don’t be surprised if the driver is brought up on charges for this one. It’ll take years to settle, if it can be, even without the international aspect (enter politics, stage left).
This is a prime example though of why drivers need to be fully alert, not distracted and maintain vigilance. The Saturn and Ford were simply driving along when they got smacked.
Be afraid, you’ll probably live longer.
Rick
PS Pretty sloppy reporting style. What is ‘mildly steep grade’? 2%, 4%, 7%, 9%? That is a critical fact for the reader.
PPS buses are not required to have seatbelts, which may have helped contain the passengers in the vehicle.
From: Kim Noyes
The bus, which had originated in
The driver told the CHP that he was having brake problems and rear-ended a Saturn, agency spokesman Mario Lopez said. The bus overturned, then landed back on its wheels, ejecting passengers as it rolled.
Either before or during the rollover, the bus hit a Ford pickup or SUV that was towing a small cargo trailer, Lopez said.
Witness Matt Weisfeld told KTLA Channel 5 that he saw the bus coming down the hill going very fast, passing cars with smoke coming from the wheel area.
Victims were taken to multiple area hospitals.
Caltrans spokeswoman Terri Kasinga told KTLA that the bus had originated in
The Mexican government sent Carolina Zaragoza, the consul of
The bus is from Scapadas Magicas LLC, a company registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation as being located in
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