BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report on the deadly tour bus crash on I-90 in Pembroke in August .
The crash occurred around 12:20 p.m. on August 22. The NTSB said the bus left the travel lanes onto the right shoulder, continued left across both travel lanes, entered the median, reentered the travel lanes, turned counterclockwise, rolled onto its right side, and came to rest with its front end on the shoulder and edge of the road.
There were a total of 54 people on the bus, one driver and 53 passengers. Five passengers were killed and the driver and 48 passengers sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious.
MORE: Read the full preliminary report here
The five people who were killed were identified as 65-year-ol