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California
Highway Patrol spokesman Moises Onsurez said Tuesday's incorrect
tally was due to miscommunication between emergency personnel at
the chaotic scene of the crash.
"Upon arriving on scene, the extent and amount of injuries, in
addition to how many passengers were about the scene, and also
the amount of emergency personnel -- there was just
miscommunication," Onsurez said.
The bus, en route to Sacramento from Southern California on
State Route 99, crashed into a pole near the town of Livingston
at about 3:30 a.m. PDT on Monday, officials said.
Images from Sacramento television station KCRA showed the pole
for an exit sign had sliced the bus lengthwise from its front to
its middle.
The Merced County Coroner's Office identified the four dead as
Jose Morales Bravo, 68; Fernando Ramirez, 57; Petra Carillo
Ruiz, 64; and Jaime de los Santos, 38.
Twenty-seven people were aboard the bus at the time of the
crash, Onsurez said, all of whom were hurt and several of whom
were airlifted to area hospitals. The bus driver was among seven
people who suffered major injuries, Onsurez said.
Highway Patrol officials said the cause of the crash was under
investigation and the National Transportation Safety Board has
sent a team to probe the incident.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Sandra
Maler)
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