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On Friday,
January 30, 2009, about 4:06 p.m. mountain standard time, a 2007
Chevrolet/Starcraft 29-passenger medium-size bus, operated by DW Tour and
Charter and occupied by the driver and 16 passengers, was traveling northbound
in the right lane of U.S. Highway 93, a four-lane divided highway, near Dolan
Springs, Arizona. The bus was on a return trip from Grand Canyon West to Las Vegas, Nevada,
after a day-long tour. As the bus approached milepost 28 at an estimated speed
of 70 mph, it moved to the left and out of its lane of travel.
The driver
steered sharply back to the right, crossing both northbound lanes and entering
the right shoulder. The driver subsequently overcorrected to the left, causing
the bus to yaw and cross both northbound lanes. The bus then entered the
depressed earthen median and overturned 1.25 times before coming to rest on its
right side across both southbound lanes. During the rollover sequence, 15 of
the 17 occupants (including the driver) were fully or partially ejected. Seven
passengers were killed, and nine passengers and the driver were injured.
Major safety issues identified in this investigation were the
failure of the bus driver to attend to the road ahead and maintain control of
his vehicle; the need for regulatory definitions and classifications for bus
body types; the limitations of medium-size buses in retaining and protecting
passengers during rollovers; the need for technology to assist commercial
drivers in maintaining control of their vehicles; and the need for event data recording
in commercial vehicles to aid in accident reconstruction and safety research.
As a result of its investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board
makes recommendations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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