NTSB -- NTSB TO MEET ON TOUR BUS ACCIDENT THAT KILLED SEVEN AND INJURED TEN NEAR DOLAN SPRINGS, ARIZONA

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

June 16, 2010

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NTSB TO MEET ON TOUR BUS ACCIDENT THAT KILLED SEVEN AND

INJURED TEN NEAR DOLAN SPRINGS, ARIZONA

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On June 22 the National Transportation Safety Board will

hold a public Board meeting on its investigation into a

multiple-fatality, single-vehicle tour bus accident that

occurred last year near Dolan Springs, Ariz.

The purpose of the meeting will be to determine probable

cause of the accident and to consider proposed safety

recommendations to reduce the likelihood of future such

mishaps.

On Friday, January 30, 2009, at 4:06 p.m. MST, a 2007

Chevrolet/Starcraft 29-passenger bus, operated by DW Tour

and Charter and carrying 16 passengers and the driver,

crashed on U.S. Highway 93 on a return trip from Grand

Canyon West to Las Vegas. The bus came to rest on the

southbound side of the four-lane divided highway after

veering out its northbound lane, crossing the median and

rolling over. Seven passengers were killed, and nine

passengers and the driver sustained minor to serious

injuries.

The Board meeting will be held in Washington on Tuesday,

June 22, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. EDT, in the NTSB Board Room and

Conference Center at 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W.

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.” 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

its 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 the

L’Enfant Plaza Metro station, exit via the 9th and D Street

escalator, walk through corridor and shopping mall, and take

the escalator (adjacent to the CVS store) down one level.

The Board Room is on the left.

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NTSB Media Contact: Peter Knudson

peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

202-314-6100

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