NTSB RELEASES PRELIMINARY REPORT ON ITS INVESTIGATION OF MOTORCOACH ACCIDENT ON I-95 NEAR DOSWELL, VIRGINIA

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                       NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

 

Thursday, June 09, 2011

 

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NTSB RELEASES PRELIMINARY REPORT ON ITS INVESTIGATION OF

MOTORCOACH ACCIDENT ON I-95 NEAR DOSWELL, VIRGINIA

 

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Today, the National Transportation Safety Board released the

preliminary report on a motorcoach accident in Doswell,

Virginia.

 

On Tuesday, May 31, 2011, about 0455 eastern daylight time, a

2000 Setra motorcoach, operated by Sky Express Incorporated,

was traveling northbound on Interstate 95 (I-95) in the

vicinity of Doswell, Virginia. The motorcoach, which was

occupied by a 37-year-old driver and 60 passengers, had

departed from Greensboro, North Carolina, and was en route to

New York City.

 

The preliminary report provides factual information related

to the accident. The report can be accessed on the NTSB

website at:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Surface/highway/Doswell-Preliminary-Report.pdf

This is a document release only. No interviews will be conducted.

The investigation will now progress to analysis of the accident

and determination of probable cause.

 

Additional factual updates will be provided and distributed

via media advisories as investigative information is

developed.

 

RELATED MEDIA ADVISORIES

 

Announcement of investigation of May 31 motorcoach accident

on I-95 in Virginia: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2011

 

Update on investigation of Sky Express bus accident in

Virginia http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2011

 

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Media contact:

Nicholas Worrell

202-314-6100 (NTSB Public Affairs Office, Washington, DC) 

nicholas.worrell@xxxxxxxx

 

 

 

 

 

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