Bus crash closes I-95 in Connecticut

MADISON, CT (AP) — The Latest on the snowstorm that's moving into the Northeast (all times local):

4 p.m.

Officials say about 30 of the 70 people aboard a bus that crashed on Interstate 95 in Connecticut during a snowstorm have been injured.

State police say the Dahlia tour bus was carrying passengers from New York City when it crashed Monday afternoon in Madison while on its way to the Mohegan Sun casino.

Yale-New Haven Hospital spokesman Mark D'Antonio says eight people on the bus were transported there for treatment. He says one patient had broken bones and the other seven had minor injuries.

D'Antonio says passengers with minor injuries were sent to other medical facilities. Officials say about 30 people were injured in all.

D'Antonio says hospital officials were originally told to expect 30 patients, some of whom were listed in critical condition.
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2:30 p.m.

Authorities say a charter bus that crashed on Interstate 95 during a snowstorm was on its way to a Connecticut casino with passengers from New York City.

Mohegan Sun spokesman Cody Chapman said Monday afternoon that other buses headed for the casino were rerouted back to New York City until weather conditions improve.

Chapman says the bus that crashed in Madison is owned by Dahlia Inc. and operated by VMC East Coast.
State Police Trooper Kelly Grant says they believe there were more than 60 people on the bus at the time of the accident. She says none of the injuries is reported to be life-threatening.

A Yale-New Haven Hospital spokesman says hospital officials were told to expect 30 patients, six of whom were listed in critical condition.

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1:55 p.m.

A Connecticut charter bus accident on Interstate 95 during a snowstorm has left at least 30 people injured, including six critically.

The state Department of Transportation says the accident happened at around 12:30 p.m. Monday in Madison.

A Yale-New Haven Hospital spokesman says hospital officials were told to expect 30 patients, six of whom were listed in critical condition.

State police say 55 passengers were on the Dahlia tour bus.

Video from near the scene showed the bus on its side off the right shoulder of the highway surrounded by numerous emergency vehicles. Authorities closed the northbound side of the interstate in Madison.

The accident occurred during a storm that was expected to drop up to a foot of snow on parts of the state.

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1:15 p.m.

A charter bus accident has closed the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Connecticut.

Television video from near the scene showed the bus on its side off the right shoulder of the highway.

Numerous emergency vehicles are at the scene, and people are being loaded onto stretchers and into ambulances.

The state Department of Transportation says the accident happened at about 12:30 p.m. Monday in Madison.

The accident occurred during a snowstorm that was expected to drop up to a foot of snow on parts of the state, but it was not immediately clear if the crash was caused by the weather.

There was no immediate word on the number or extent of injuries or how many passengers were on the bus.

Associated Press