Could a dropped Thermos bottle have caused deadly bus accident?
A dropped Thermos bottle lodged between the brake and accelerator pedals could not be ruled out as a possible cause for the fatal 2017 collision between two buses in Flushing, New York, according to a report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
On Sept. 18, 2017, at 6:16 a.m., a motorcoach operated by Dahlia Group Inc. collided with a New York City Transit Authority bus at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Main Street in Flushing. The motorcoach was traveling 60 mph — twice the posted speed limit — when it struck the left rear side of the transit bus, causing the transit bus to rotate 120 degrees and then strike two parked cars. The motorcoach driver, a passenger on the transit bus and a pedestrian were killed.