31 Hurt as Tour Bus Runs Into Pasture
A bus carrying elderly tourists veered off a highway Wednesday and into a cow pasture, injuring dozens of people, the California Highway Patrol said.
About 31 of the 35 passengers on the bus complained of minor to moderate injuries, said CHP Officer Levy Barnes. Seventeen were taken to a nearby hospital after the morning accident along California 12 near Travis Air Force Base.
It was unclear what caused the driver to lose control of the bus and crash into the field at about 60 mph, CHP Officer Chuck Monroe said.
Driver Ron Taylor of Ron Taylor Tours apparently passed out from fatigue or a medical condition, Monroe said.
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