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Investigators: Tour Bus was Unsafe

WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas – As reported by the Associated Press: "A tour bus that crashed in Arkansas, killing 14 people, was unsafe and would not have been allowed on the road if it had been inspected before the trip, federal investigators said Wednesday.

"The National Transportation Safety Board said the bus had pre-existing cracks on frame rails that held up its motor in the rear of the bus. The agency did not link the cracks to the crash, which also left 16 people injured.

"…Investigators are still evaluating the bus, which was bound from Chicago to Tunica, Miss. The NTSB said it would subpoena the Chicago medical records of the driver and will make inquiries in Tunica to uncover more background.

"The bus carrying 30 people on their semiannual trek to a Mississippi casino crashed Saturday along Interstate 55 north of Marion. On Wednesday, at least two people were still in critical condition.

"The first lawsuit in the accident was filed Tuesday in Chicago by a man whose wife was killed…"

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