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About 12:45 a.m. on August 8, 2008, a 56-passenger
motorcoach was northbound on U.S.Highway 75 when it was involved in a
single-vehicle accident in Sherman,
Texas. The motorcoach had left Houston, Texas, about
8:30 p.m. on August 7, 2008, with a driver and 55 passengers onboard, en route
to Carthage, Missouri. Before the crash, the motorcoach
was traveling in the right lane of the four-lane divided highway.
As the
motorcoach approached the Post Oak Creek near Sherman, its right steer axle tire failed.
The motorcoach departed the roadway, overrode a 7-inch-high, 18-inch-wide concrete
curb, and struck the metal bridge railing. After riding against the bridge
railing for about 120 feet, the motorcoach went through the railing and off the
bridge. It fell about 8 feet and slid on its right side before coming to rest
on the inclined earthen bridge abutment adjacent to the creek. As a result of
the accident, 17 motorcoach passengers died, the motorcoach driver received
serious injuries, and 38 passengers received minor-to-serious injuries.
The major safety issues identified in the accident
investigation included the need for tire pressure
monitoring systems on commercial vehicles;
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