Benson, NC: 1 dead, others hurt as tour bus slams car on I-95 in NC on Sunday, August 2nd 2015

A Florida woman is dead and the driver of a New York City tour bus is among the injured after an early-morning highway crash in North Carolina.The North Carolina Highway Patrol said Sunday the deadly crash happened about 4:20 a.m.on Interstate 95 near Benson, about 35 miles south of Raleigh.Sgt. Michael Baker said in a statement that the southbound bus crossed the median into oncoming traffic. A northbound car swerved off the interstate to avoid the bus and slammed into a tree. The crash killed the motorist's wife, 54-year-old Enid Ortiz of Palm Bay, Florida. Their 12- and 13-year-old grandchildren needed treatment at a Raleigh hospital.Bus driver Eric Jimmerson of New York City was ejected from the vehicle. Troopers say the 23-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition.Multiple media organizations reported there were 48 passengers on the 60-seat bus traveling from the New York City borough of Queens to a religious conference in Fayetteville. The Science of the Soul Study Center describes itself as a non-denominational organization that focuses on self-realization. Caretaker Rajan Shamdasani said about 5,000 people were expected to attend the one-day retreat.

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Medical emergency causes man to lose control of car on I-95