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Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by Gold_12th on Tue Oct 14 13:23:22 2014

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Authorities say 14 people were injured after a Megabus heading to Chicago from Atlanta overturned on northbound I-65 near Indianapolis.

State police said the bus flipped on its side around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday in Greenwood, Ind. Investigators said the driver may have swerved to avoid another crash. The northbound bus became entangled in the median's cable barrier.

One woman, who may have been pinned under the bus, was in critical condition. There were 50-60 people on board, according to state police. Greenwood Fire Department Battalion Chief Chris Harrell said about 35 uninjured passengers were being taken by a city bus to a nearby hospital as a precaution and to regroup.

Craig Steichen, of St. Charles, Ill., was sleeping on the bus at the time of the crash. He said several people had serious bumps and bruises. He also said it was raining for nearly the entire trip from Atlanta.

"Once we hit the truck, we started rolling over," said Steichen. "I moved three or four different times thinking, when is this going to stop?"

State police said weather was likely a factor in the crash. There were storms in the area overnight and roads were slick.

The manifest for the Megabus said it made stops in Chattanooga, Tenn., Nashville, Tenn. and Louisville, Ky.

The accident initially shut down I-65 in both directions just south of Exit 99, for Greenwood Main Street, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. But traffic was getting through in both directions around 6 a.m., as crews worked to clear the scene.

http://abc7chicago.com/traffic/indiana-megabus-crash-injures-14/349817/

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by busdude2 on Tue Oct 14 14:12:03 2014, in response to Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by Gold_12th on Tue Oct 14 13:23:22 2014.

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These damn double deckers are so top heavy they should be outlawed except for in-city slow tours.

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by Gold_12th on Tue Oct 14 14:17:35 2014, in response to Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by busdude2 on Tue Oct 14 14:12:03 2014.

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No way. They are safe. It's just this incident, the driver was speeding on wet roadway which is not a great outcome.

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by busdude2 on Tue Oct 14 14:21:06 2014, in response to Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by Gold_12th on Tue Oct 14 14:17:35 2014.

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How many more buses have to flip before some thing is done? Swerving in a DD bus does increase the chance of flipping its just common sense.

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by JAzumah on Tue Oct 14 14:35:43 2014, in response to Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by busdude2 on Tue Oct 14 14:21:06 2014.

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There is a video of someone trying to roll a TD925 without much success. I'm sure it will be found in the archives.

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by Gold_12th on Tue Oct 14 14:36:30 2014, in response to Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by busdude2 on Tue Oct 14 14:21:06 2014.

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The bus driver is at fault...

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by SubwaySurf on Tue Oct 14 19:01:56 2014, in response to Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by Gold_12th on Tue Oct 14 13:23:22 2014.

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You have a fascination with the macbre

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by busdude2 on Tue Oct 14 19:06:52 2014, in response to Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by JAzumah on Tue Oct 14 14:35:43 2014.

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I bet it was not loaded with real people in a real life situation. Maybe sand bags or other such things. But real people move about during a accident.

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by NIMBYkiller on Wed Oct 15 13:38:28 2014, in response to Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by Gold_12th on Tue Oct 14 14:36:30 2014.

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How does this mean the dirver was at fault?

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by Gold_12th on Wed Oct 15 16:26:38 2014, in response to Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by SubwaySurf on Tue Oct 14 19:01:56 2014.

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Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured

Posted by Joe on Sun Dec 21 19:39:01 2014, in response to Re: Megabus roll-over crash near Indianapolis (from Atlanta to Chicago); 14 injured, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Oct 15 16:26:38 2014.

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In mid-October 2014, according to the above thread, a Megabus flipped on I-65 near Greenwood, Indiana.
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On December 20, 2014,a Megabus flipped on I-65 at Seymour, fifty miles south of Greenwood.
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How high is the center of gravity on a Megabus, loaded or unloaded? Were both of these the same model?
Thanks.
Joe

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