Arizona Bus Crash Deaths and Injuries Were Avoidable: The Bus Industry Has Resisted the Addition of Seat Belts for Years

Do you want to know why there were no seat belts on the bus in Arizona filled with Chinese nationals on vacation near Hoover Dam?  Ask the American Bus Association (ABA), which represents approximately 1000 motorcoach and tour companies in the United States and Canada.  On behalf of motorcoach operators, tour operator and the travel industry, the ABA has consistently opposed mandatory seat belts on motorcoaches and buses for years.  In this ABA position paper on motorcoach occupant crash protection, the ABA vigorously opposed the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) association’s attempts to regulate safety standards for buses by requiring seat belts.  Incredibly, the ABA stated: “that motor vehicle safety standard FMVSS 208, concerning occupant crash protection and seat belts, should not apply to buses without further and independent testing.”

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Arizona Bus Crash Kills 7 Chinese Tourists: More Questions Than Answers Remain

The fatal tour bus accident which claimed the lives of seven Chinese tourists traveling back from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas Nevada is now concluding its third day of investigation.  Yet, more questions remain as the National Transportation Safety Board and local law enforcement officials continue to withhold key information about the bus crash.  Our attorneys continue to investigate the following key issues which family members of the victims struggle with as well:

• Our attorneys know that DW TOUR & CHARTER owned by AGNES WANG in SAN GABRIEL, CA owned the tour bus. But she has been quoted as saying that she "rented the bus to another company for a weekend trip." The personal injury insurance company for DW Tour is Lancer Insurance. It is still unclear who was responsible for the operation of the bus that day, and who bus driver was actually employed by. These are critical issues for family members of the victims of this tragedy. It is now being reported that The California Public Utilities Commission has suspended certification of DW Tours and that the company, which has two buses and employs four drivers, had been cited 6 months earlier for deficiencies in drug and alcohol testing and policies for checking drivers' backgrounds.Mr. Wang also owns a bus transportation company called SUPER COACH INC.
  
• Our lawyers understand that the key event here which caused death and injury was the fact that the bus rolled over. If the bus had not rolled, injuries would most likely be minor.  So what caused the bus to roll-over?   Bus manufacturers understand the danger of roll-over accidents. Our accident attorneys understand how tire pressure, suspension, weight distribution and other factors impact the tendency of a vehicle to roll over.
  
• Were there operational and available seat belts on the tour bus? If so, what were the passengers told about the necessity of wearing those seat belts?
• Was it driver error or a problem with the bus itself which caused the bus to swerve out of control and roll over. Did the driver over-correct his steering, causing the vehicle tire rims to 'trip' on the road service starting the roll sequence?
  
• What is the make and model for this tour bus, and what are the maintenance records for that vehicle?
• What is the driving record of the bus driver, and what level of training was provided to the bus driver?
• What was the bus driver doing the previous 24 hours prior to this accident. Did he get enough sleep?  Was he on any medications or consume any alcohol? 

Our lawyers continue to monitor and investigate the Arizona tour bus accident for answers to these and other questions. If you have any information about these issues, you may post a comment here. 

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The cause of the Arizona tour bus crash could be driver error or a defective bus

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Foreign Ministry has demanded that the U.S. embassy to China facilitate travel for the families of those killed and injured in Friday's tour bus crash near the Hoover Dam in Arizona.The ministry confirmed that six Chinese nationals died and nine were injured, including one from Hong Kong although the names of those who were killed has not been released.

Investigators are looking into the cause of the deadly tour bus crash on U.S. Highway 93 about 27 miles south of the Hoover Dam but no cause has yet to be identified. It may take weeks to determine if the vehicle overturned as a result of driver error, a defect in a bus component or other cause of the crash which killed seven passengers and injured 10 others.   The  National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was helping to investigate the cause of Friday’s crash.

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