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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) Authorities said the casino bus that careened out of control outside New York City, sending 24 people to the hospital with minor injuries, was apparently speeding.
First responders arrived at the scene of a crash Wednesday morning to find the vehicle skidding along the guardrail of the New England Thruway in New Rochelle with nobody behind the wheel, officials said.
The accident happened around 6:20 a.m. on the southbound side of I-95 near the New Rochelle tolls. The bus was on its way from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut to Flushing, Queens, 1010 WINS Steve Sandberg reported.
All 23 passengers and the driver were taken to local hospitals. Officials said the driver sustained the most serious injuries. New York State police Sgt. John Maasz says it appears the driver was going too fast for the wet conditions early Wednesday.
The driver was found on the ground about 300 yards away from where the bus had stopped. Passengers said the driver tried to save his own skin and jumped out of the bus as it was careening across the highway, 1010 WINS Sandberg reported.
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