NTSB -- NTSB TO MEET ON 2008 MOTORCOACH ROLLOVER IN TEXAS

************************************************************

NTSB ADVISORY

************************************************************

National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

November 30, 2009

************************************************************

NTSB TO MEET ON 2008 MOTORCOACH ROLLOVER IN TEXAS

************************************************************

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public

Board meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in

its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza,

S.W., Washington, D.C. There is one agenda item.

On January 2, 2008, a motorcoach operated by Capricorn Bus

Lines, Inc., under International Charter Services, Inc.'s

operating authority, overturned on U.S. Highway 59 near

Victoria, Texas. Within 5 minutes, and before emergency

responders arrived on scene, a northbound pickup truck

struck the underside of the motorcoach. One passenger on the

bus was fatally injured, 17 passengers sustained serious

injuries, and both drivers and 29 passengers sustained minor

injuries.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be

available on the Board's website at

http://www.ntsb.gov/events/Boardmeeting.htm. Technical

support details are available under "Board Meetings" on the

NTSB website. To report any problems, please call 703-993-

3100 and ask for Webcast Technical Support.

A summary of the Board's final report, which will include

findings, probable cause and safety recommendations, will

appear on the website shortly after the conclusion of the

meeting. The entire report will appear on the website

several weeks later.

Directions to the NTSB Board Room: Front door located on

Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From

Metrorail, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets

escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store (on the

left), take escalator (on the right) down one level. The

Board Room will be to your left.

# # #

Media contact:

Bridget Ann Serchak

202.314.6100

bridget.serchak@xxxxxxxx

************************************************************

This message is delivered to you as a free service from the

National Transportation Safety Board.

You may unsubscribe at any time at

http://www.ntsb.gov/registration/registration.htm

An archive of press releases is available at

http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/pressrel.htm

Current job opportunities with the NTSB are listed at

http://www.ntsb.gov/vacancies/listing.htm

For questions/problems, contact pubinq@xxxxxxxx