Posted by: Captain Haddock September 5, 2006
Fung Wah (Chinatown) bus accident
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Many Nepalese use this bus service so I thought this might be of interest to folks. - http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/09/05/bus_overturns_in_auburn/ 34 hurt, driver cited for Fung Wah bus rollover in Auburn September 5, 2006 AUBURN, Mass. --A New York-to-Boston Fung Wah bus driver has been cited for driving too fast after a bus rolled over on an Interstate 290 off-ramp Tuesday, causing minor injuries to 34 people, authorities said. The bus turned onto its left side about 2 p.m. while negotiating a curve from Route 290 to Route 12 in Auburn. "It appears the bus was probably traveling too fast for the off-ramp, which caused the bus to roll over on its side," Auburn Police Chief Andrew Sluckis said. The bus was carrying 57 passengers. State police said 34 were taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center and Worcester Medical Center with minor injuries, mostly scrapes and bruises. The bus is operated by Fung Wah Bus Transportation Inc. The low-fare Chinatown-to-Chinatown buses, which offer one-way tickets for $15 between Boston and New York, have become a popular alternative to trains and more expensive bus lines. Fung Wah employees in the Boston and New York offices had no immediate comment. The driver, Chuandai Chen, 44, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was cited for driving beyond the "reasonable and proper speed," said State Police spokesman Scott Range. The bus Chen was driving was a 2001 model. It was last inspected in May and there were no violations, according to Nicole St. Peter, spokeswoman for the state Department of Telecommunications and Energy, which regulates commercial buses. Last August, a Fung Wah bus bound for New York caught fire in Meriden, Conn. Forty-five passengers were evacuated moments before flames engulfed the bus. Some passengers complained that Fung Wah ignored their pleas for medical help and insurance claims when they finally arrived in New York. After the fire, Massachusetts investigators said they would review safety guidelines with Fung Wah's drivers and owners, and inspect the buses three times a year instead of once. State Police planned to watch the buses closely for speeding and other violations.
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