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A Toyota Camry was heading west on Highway 28 east of Wenatchee
on Sunday afternoon when it hit an oncoming Northwestern Stage
Lines charter bus, The Seattle Times reported.
A 66-year-old Spokane man who was driving the bus was killed,
along with a 17-year-old female driver and a 17-year-old male
passenger in the Camry, both from East Wenatchee, the Washington
State Patrol said. A bus passenger died later at a hospital.
Seven others, ages 24 to 71, were hurt in the crash and taken to
local hospitals, troopers said.
The car also hit and damaged the car it was trying to pass, but
no one inside that vehicle was hurt, according to the state
patrol.
Jacob Price, owner of the Spokane-based bus company, said the
crash happened during a scheduled route between Seattle and
Spokane. He said about 20 people were on the bus.
Price told the newspaper the crash was caused by a driver trying
to pass while traveling at an “excessive speed,” and that the
company was working with state troopers and the state Department
of Transportation to learn more.
“Sadly, our talented and dedicated driver was among the
fatalities,” he said.
The names of those killed in the crash have not yet been
released.
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