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Megabus Crashes into Illinois Bridge
LITCHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A packed double-decker Megabus blew a tire and slammed head-on into a concrete bridge support pillar on an Illinois interstate Thursday, officials said. More than two dozen people were injured.
Megabus Crashes into Illinois Bridge
This photo from video provided by KSDK-TV NewsCenter5 in St. Louis, shows the scene near Litchfield, Ill., where a double-decker Megabus struck a concrete bridge pillar along Interstate 55 in southern Illinois. There was no immediate word of injuries in the Thursday afternoon wreck. (AP Photo/Courtesy KSDK-TV NewsCenter5 in St. Louis)
Megabus Crashes into Illinois Bridge
This photo from video provided by KSDK-TV NewsCenter5 in St. Louis, shows the scene near Litchfield, Ill., where a double-decker Megabus struck a concrete bridge pillar along Interstate 55 in southern Illinois. There was no immediate word of injuries in the Thursday afternoon wreck. (AP Photo/Courtesy KSDK-TV NewsCenter5 in St. Louis)
Megabus Crashes into Illinois Bridge
This photo from video provided by KSDK-TV NewsCenter5 in St. Louis, shows the scene near Litchfield, Ill., where a double-decker Megabus struck a concrete bridge pillar along Interstate 55 in southern Illinois. There was no immediate word of injuries in the Thursday afternoon wreck. (AP Photo/Courtesy KSDK-TV NewsCenter5 in St. Louis)
Megabus Crashes into Illinois Bridge
First responders wheel a crash victim to a waiting ambulance at the scene of a charter bus crash on Interstate 55 near Litchfield, Ill. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Illinois State Police say at least one person has died after the double-decker Megabus carrying 81 passengers blew a tire and slammed head-on into a concrete bridge support pillar. Officials say more than two dozen other passengers in varying conditions are being treated at hospitals. At least four have been flown by helicopter to a trauma center. (AP Photo/The State Journal-Register, David Spencer)
Megabus Crashes into Illinois Bridge
First responders work the scene of a charter bus crash on Interstate 55 near Litchfield, Ill. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. Illinois State Police say at least one person has died after the double-decker Megabus carrying 81 passengers blew a tire and slammed head-on into a concrete bridge support pillar. Officials say more than two dozen other passengers in varying conditions are being treated at hospitals. At least four have been flown by helicopter to a trauma center. (AP Photo/The State Journal-Register, David Spencer)
Megabus Crashes into Illinois Bridge
First responders work the scene of a charter bus crash on Interstate 55 near Litchfield, Ill. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The double-decker Megabus carrying 81 passengers blew a tire and slammed head-on into a concrete bridge support pillar. Four people injured in the crash were flown by helicopter to a trauma center, others were treated at local hospitals. (AP Photo/The State Journal-Register, David Spencer)
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