Edinsburgh , IN : 19 passengers injured after Megabus and double-decker crashes in construction zone on Monday ,April 13th 2015

A double-decker bus heading from Chicago to Atlanta hit the back of a stopped semi-truck in a construction zone Monday morning, Indiana State Police said, leaving 19 passengers with injuries that were not life-threatening. It is the fourth crash involving a Megabus in Indiana since October.

At the time, a state police car with lights on was slowing traffic on Interstate 65 south of Indianapolis so construction vehicles could move from the side of the highway to the median, Trooper John Perrine said. Traffic further back stopped, but the bus failed to stop for "unknown reasons," he said.

The bus driven by Kimberly Lane, 50, of Dolton, Illinois, struck the back of the semitrailer in the left lane, pushing the truck into a sport utility vehicle and a passenger vehicle. It happened around 5:30 a.m. in Johnson County near Edinburgh, about 35 miles south of Indianapolis, Perrine said.

"The glass was everywhere," passenger Vanessa Simmons told WRTV-TV. "My seat cushion threw me three seats to the front."

Of the 63 passengers, 19 were taken to hospitals in Johnson, Marion and Shelby counties. Perrine said there were no obviously serious injuries. A spokeswoman at Johnson Memorial Hospital said eight passengers were treated and released and a spokeswoman at Columbus Regional Hospital said three passengers there were treated and released. Other hospitals didn't immediately provide details.

Megabus spokesman Sean Hughes said the company was cooperating with authorities in the investigation.

Perrine said there was substantial damage to the front of the Megabus and to the semi-trailer. Tow trucks removed the damaged vehicles and the left lane of the interstate was closed for three hours.

The bus will undergo a thorough inspection later this week to determine if mechanical problems contributed to the crash, Perrine said.

Two public buses from Indianapolis brought uninjured passengers to a nearby truck stop until other Megabuses could pick them up. Some people continued toward Atlanta, while others headed back to Chicago.


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Indiana State Police: 19 passengers hurt when Megabus double-decker crashes in Indiana