Bus driver will be tested for alcohol, drugs

Two people died and more than a dozen were injured in a crash involving a Greyhound bus that overturned on U.S. Highway 101 in South San Jose Tuesday morning, according to California Highway Patrol and San Jose fire officials.

The northbound bus slammed into yellow protection barrels separating a carpool lane transitioning to northbound California 85 and then tipped over onto its right side, said CHP Officer Chris Miceli.

A CHP officer said both passengers were killed when they were ejected from the bus.

Six people, including the bus driver, were taken to a hospital, according to the CHP.

A Greyhound bus with 20 people aboard crashed in the San Jose area today while traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco, killing two people and injuring several others, authorities said. A driver saw the bus making the transition when suddenly, the bus struck the impact barrels at the divider and land on its side.

Representatives for Greyhound could not be immediately reached for comment, but spokeswoman Lanesha Gipson told the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper that the bus company was fully cooperating with authorities. Nine passengers were taken to area hospitals, one with serious injuries and the others, including a 7-year-old child and driver, with minor injuries.

In the early afternoon Tuesday, the two women killed were being removed from the scene.

There were unconfirmed reports, including from at least one passenger, that the driver may have fallen asleep at some point.

It is under investigation, and the National Safety Transportation Board is sending a team of investigators, agency spokesman Eric Weiss said.

Fire Capt. Christopher Salcido said that, among the injured, five people suffered moderate wounds while another 13 had minor injuries.

The crash caused traffic to be backed up for miles, in what had already been a slow morning commute due to rain, according to FOX News.