NTSB Board Meeting - Highland, Illinois Fatal Crash Between Greyhound Bus and Parked Trucks

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The National Transportation Safety Board held a public board meeting on May 20 to determine the probable cause of a 2023 fatal crash between a motorcoach and three truck-tractor semi-trailers parked on the shoulder of the rest area exit ramp on I-70 in Highland, Illinois. On July 12, 2023, a Prevost motorcoach operated by Greyhound Lines, Inc., which was traveling from Indianapolis to St. Louis, departed Interstate 70 onto the exit ramp for the Silver Lake rest area, where it collided with three truck-tractor semi-trailer combination units that were parked on the ramp’s right shoulder. As a result of the crash, three motorcoach passengers died, and the driver and other passengers sustained injuries. The truck drivers in the three combination vehicles were uninjured. During the meeting, NTSB board members discussed safety issues related to the crash and voted on the probable cause and safety recommendations designed to prevent similar crashes in the future. For more visit https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/HWY23MH015.aspx 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:11 - Opening Statement 00:02:58 - Member Tom Chapman's Opening Remarks 00:04:28 - Deputy Managing Director Introduces Staff of the Investigation 00:06:10 - Presentations: Crash Overview 00:11:15 - Presentations: Motorcoach Driver and Fatigue Management 00:17:54 - Presentations: Motor Carrier Factors and Progressive Discipline 00:26:43 - Presentations: Occupant Protection 00:30:45 - Presentations: Availability and Accessibility 00:37:54 - Questions 01:47:13 - Safety Recommendations and Communications 01:49:19 - Proposed Findings 01:56:52 - Proposed Probable Cause 01:58:50 - Proposed Safety Recommendations 02:07:13 - Closing Remarks 02:10:09 - Recognizing Barbara Czech, Director of NTSB Research and Engineering