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Crash Kills Man And Pregnant Woman On Bus
A man and a pregnant woman were killed after the Greyhound bus they were riding in veered off the freeway and overturned. It finally came to a stop after crashing into a tree about 100 yards down the road.
Investigators speculate that the driver of the bus had fallen asleep at the wheel after a working a long night the previous day. The day before the driver had driven from Fresno to Los Angeles, and he had soon after left Los Angeles for his next destination, San Francisco.
The bus had been on the road for about four hours when the accident happened. The bus was carrying about 44 people headed for San Francisco.
There were dozens of reported injuries ranging from minor to serious. Rescue crews had to use hydraulic equipment to free four of the passengers from the mangled wreck.
Helicopters arrived on the scene to aid the most seriously injured victims of the accident. Survivors were taken either by helicopter or ambulances that rushed them to area hospitals.
The victims have been identified as Faro Jahani, 50, of San Francisco, and Martha Contreras, 23, of Santa Maria. Contreras was reportedly seven months pregnant, according to a spokesman from the California Highway Patrol.
There were a total of seven people checked in with major injuries, while four had moderate and 31 had minor injuries. The bus had been driving on the 101 in Santa Maria around 7 a.m. when the accident occurred.