Five people were killed and many were injured when a tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people on board crashed and rolled on its side on an interstate highway, authorities said. A police spokesman said the bus left the road on a highway about 40km (25 miles) east of the northern city of Buffalo on Friday.
"Tragically, multiple people were ejected from the bus, with five people deceased at the scene," New York State Police troop commander Andre Ray told reporters. Describing the incident as "an absolute tragedy," Ray said the passengers on board ranged from one to 74 years old. Earlier, police spokesperson James O'Callaghan had said that most of the 52 passengers were Indian, Chinese and Filipino.