Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Seven people, including two children, were killed and dozens were injured after the commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 east of Vicksburg, Miss., early Aug. 31 2024, Miss., according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.BOVINA, Miss. — Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Six passengers were pronounced dead at the scene and another died at a hospital, according to a news release. The bus was traveling west when it left the highway near Bovina in Warren County, east of Vicksburg, and flipped over. No other vehicle was involved.The dead included a 6-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister, according to Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey. They were identified by their mother. Authorities were working to identify the other victims, he said.
“We will also be downloading certain information from the motorcoach itself, which should tell us more information about where it traveled from and there should be some manifest information,” he said at the news conference.The transit company says it has 20 years of experience providing cross-border trips between 100 destinations in Mexico and the U.S. Its website promotes “a modern fleet of buses that receive daily maintenance,” and offers “trips with a special price for workers.
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