A piece of Cold War history is on display in Wisconsin. WLUK-TV…
Aerials of a double-decker Megabus crash in southern Illionois, August 2, 2012. (KTVI)
Chris Plys, who hopes to qualify for the Olympics in curling, …
Advertisement
When you see it happening - Report It!
When you know it's going on, when you see it happening - Report It!
Double-decker Megabus crashes into Illinois bridge
No immediate word of injuries
Updated: Thursday, 02 Aug 2012, 2:58 PM MDT
Published : Thursday, 02 Aug 2012, 2:20 PM MDT
LITCHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A double-decker Megabus traveling from Chicago to Kansas City has slammed into a concrete bridge-support pillar along a southern Illinois interstate.
There's no immediate word of injuries from the Thursday wreck of the discount charter bus. But television helicopter footage from the scene shows numerous emergency vehicles surrounding the bus and rescue crews climbing ladders to reach inside its smashed front end.
At least one person could be seen being wheeled on a stretcher to an ambulance. Others were being tended to along the roadside.
Amanda Byers, a spokeswoman for MegaBus, says the bus was carrying 81 passengers when it crashed near Litchfield, about 55 miles northeast of St. Louis. The bus also was to stop in St. Louis and Columbia, Mo.
The interstate is shut down in both directions.
 | With KRQE.com's commenting system, you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more. |
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single PageAdvertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Explore Featured Content »
-
What live streaming of KRQE News 13 on any screen - from your smartphone to your desktop …
-
Watch what's on now - streaming from CBS News on the live feed player.
-
Interact & connect with KRQE News 13 - anchors, weather, reporters and sports.
-
American Craft Beer Week is the perfect time to take your beer drinking to the next …
-
Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a 47-year-old London woman told …
-
An Albuquerque couple who were burglarized last week said they later found some of the …
-
New Mexico and neighboring states updated road conditions.
-
See where the lowest Metro and N.M. gas prices can be found.
-
Current metro and statewide power outage interactive map; see if your area is listed.
-
When the weather is bad, check for your school and community closures from around the …
-
New Mexico and neighboring states updated road conditions.
-
Latest ski conditions, new snow, base depth, lifts and runs open & live ski webcams.
