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Aug. 11, 2008
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Casino, retail workers injured in LV bus crash

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A bus carrying Primm casino and retail shop employees crashed on Interstate 15 Sunday night, sending dozens of injured passengers to area hospitals, including four who were in critical condition, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

Highway Patrol trooper Kevin Honea said the cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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    • It occurred about 6:55 p.m., while the bus was northbound on the highway near St. Rose Parkway. Honea said that for unknown reasons, the bus veered toward the highway's cement divider, hit a metal guard rail and stopped in the median.

    "The bottom of the bus was completely ripped off," Honea said. "There were tires everywhere."

    Emergency responders at the scene said as many as 29 people were taken to area hospitals. The four individuals who suffered critical injuries were transported to the trauma unit of University Medical Center.

    Honea said he didn't know how fast the bus was traveling at the time of the crash. He said he has never seen an accident that injured so many people during his five years on the job.

    Clark County Fire Department spokesman Scott Allison said just four bus passengers escaped injury. Allison said the bus driver might have been one of the four people critically injured.

    Allison said the bus belongs to AWG Charter Services of Las Vegas.

    "There were a lot of cuts," Allison said. "A lot of people were banged up. We had a lot of what we call walking wounded."

    I-15 southbound was completely open as of 10 p.m.

    The accident reduced northbound travel to just one lane, Honea said.

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    mike wrote on August 11, 2008 08:11 PM: I think an investigation should be done on busses such as this one. That particular bus is made in China and is brand new to this market. I wouldn't consider putting my dog on a BCI bus from a safety standpoint. The Chinese struggle with manufacturing toys and producing dog food-how can they be expected to make a bus that is safe???


    Free Nevada wrote on August 11, 2008 11:36 AM: Need to close Primm and Jean, just leave the gas stations. The future is all about mag-lev and not 6,000 ft mountain pass crossings at $6/gallon.

    Did you know that there are people who actually just cross the Mojave just to go to Primm and then turn around and go back home? (Like people stationed at Fort Irwin, etc.) Those guys should head on in and stay Downtown.

    ..and if you've ever seen Primm from a jet plane and you look just a little North, you will never ever drink the water there again. (Hint, it makes you glow in the dark.)


    Diana wrote on August 11, 2008 10:44 AM: Luckily that bus didn't roll over. It looked like there were grooves in the road from a tire rim as it went from the second lane into the far left lane and into the median, probably a front tire. Kudos to the driver, it could have been much worse.


    Only in Vegas wrote on August 11, 2008 09:22 AM: Catastrophic tire failure is the most likely cause.
    People fail to realize that low pressures generate heat, which lead to rapid breakdown of tire internal construction.
    I visual inspection is not satisfactory … you need to check the pressure.


    douglas wrote on August 11, 2008 08:04 AM: this may just be statistics. those constant shuttles sooner or later will get in accidents.

    and those who drive that route may notice that after rounding the curve just south of st. rose parkway, traffic becomes the indy 500 with casino/hotel bound visitors putting the peddle to the metal. thus besides some bus driver inattention, could be that accelerating visitors changing lanes were a factor.


    Sid wrote on August 11, 2008 05:07 AM: Isn't this the second time one of these employee bus's has mysteriously crashed into the guardrail????