NATION : Truck Hits Bus: 1 Dead, 16 Hurt
A tractor-trailer rammed a disabled Greyhound bus on the side of Interstate 65 and set it afire today, killing a passenger and injuring 16 other people, authorities said.
Liz Dunn, public relations manager for Greyhound Lines, said the produce truck hit the rear of the bus and knocked it into a relief bus as passengers were transferring to the replacement bus.
The accident occurred about 5:15 a.m. on the southern edge of the city, about 15 miles south of downtown Nashville.
Passengers had been heading from Birmingham, Ala., to Detroit.
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