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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John O'Connor

Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash, regulators say

Bus Crash Illinois - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Overnight parking for long-haul truckers at interstate rest stops is critically short and was a key contributor to a 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three people, federal regulators said Tuesday.

The National Transportation Safety Board said driver fatigue and poor company oversight of its drivers also played key roles when the Greyhound bus exited Interstate 70 onto a rest area ramp east of St. Louis and struck three semitrailers parked on the shoulder.

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