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Last modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:09 AM CST
Tour bus crashes off Minn. interstate, killing 2
AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) — A tour bus returning from an Iowa casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 21, authorities said.
The bus, operated by Strain Bus Line Motorcoach Tours in Rochester, was eastbound on Interstate 90 just west of Austin about 3:20 p.m. when it crossed into the westbound lanes and flipped over, Department of Public Safety spokesman Andy Skoogman said.
Passenger Ardell Swenson, 71, of Austin, said she was just putting her head back to rest when the crash happened.
“When I got myself organized there was all kinds of red and white and blue lights flashing,” she said. “There was glass all over.”
The bus was carrying 23 people including the driver, Skoogman said. He said 14 were taken to Austin Medical Center and six to a hospital in nearby Albert Lea. The driver was airlifted to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Skoogman had no information on conditions of those injured or details about those killed.
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