Lhota also noted that the buses spun around. He expressed concern because an enormous speed is necessary for that to happen. He emphasized that the primary focus of their investigation is safety.
“We want to make sure we understand what happened and prevent this from ever happening again, said Lhota.
Dahlia Group, a company based Flushing owns the tour bus involved in the collision. Records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration showed that a Dahlia bus was also in a fatal accident in February last year.
Over the past 12 months, the company’s drivers have been cited several times for safety violations including failure to obey traffic control device, speeding, and unlawful parking.
