N.Y. tour bus crash leaves 5 passengers dead and many others injured

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First responders work to rescue victims at the scene of a tour bus that crashed and rolled over on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke, N.Y., on Friday. (Libby March/Buffalo News | AP)PEMBROKE, N.Y. — A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people on board crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities said. The bus was traveling eastbound when it went into the median and ended up in a ditch on the right side of the road, O’Callaghan said. “It’s a full-size tour bus. Kathy Hochul said on the social platform X that she was briefed on the “tragic tour bus accident” and that her office was working with police and local officials.