Students Killed in Seattle Duck Tour Crash Identified

Investigators on Friday combed through the wreckage of two buses that crashed in Seattle, as authorities released the names of the four foreign students who died in the accident, AFP reports.

Students, faculty and staff of North Seattle College, a diverse school of about 14,000 students, gathered on campus Friday morning to grieve. But he said the NTSB was interested in duck boat safety because other such vehicles are operating in other cities.

Four others were still at Harborview and were listed in satisfactory condition.

Two people have been discharged after treatment.

A nurse who was walking along the bridge when the crash occurred said there was a lot of blood, and she saw one body on the road. Just the sound. The smell of gas.

Weener said the severity of the crash and the fact that it happened on the Aurora bridge caught the agency’s attention.

“Compassion, just making sure everyone is OK”.

During a briefing Friday afternoon, NTSB officials said they would not speculate on the cause of the crash.

Brad Volm of Philadelphia was driving in another vehicle and said the amphibious vehicle’s left front tire appeared to lock up.

The National Transportation Safety Board will send a team to investigate. Boston Duck Tours owns 28 vehicles and has not had a fatality in 21 years of operation, according to WCVB-TV.

“Thirty-three years we’ve been in this business, Ride the Ducks, and we’ve never had so much as a wet shoelace before this tragedy”, Seattle’s Ride the Ducks President Chris Herschend told CNN. “They’re thinking I may need surgery on my clavicle, but they’re waiting to see”, Pat said. Dozens of people on the bus and the duck boat were injured.

Seattle police and fire officials didn’t immediately describe the chain of events leading to the crash.

It is unclear why the duck boat – a street vehicle that can double as a boat – hit the bus as they drove across the six-lane bridge, Stangl told reporters.

The crash left the charter bus caved in with glass and debris on the ground, and the Ride the Ducks amphibious bus also crumpled and missing a front wheel. They were in intensive care, spokeswoman Susan Gregg said.

Many more were injured in the crash.

The students were on a tour of the city as part of orientation activities. All company drivers are required to take continuing education classes, he said. He had no other details. More information will be provided as it is learned.

Twelve years have passed since the state last inspected the Ride the Ducks vehicle involved in Thursday’s fatal crash on the Aurora Bridge. More than 30 people had minor injuries, reported various media outlets.

Xing, who arrived in Seattle on September 16, wasn’t on the bus because he and two friends, also students from China, had turned down an invitation from a teacher to come along. The UTC employs just five federally trained commercial-vehicle inspectors charged with conducting inspections of all motor carrier firms statewide, she said. Others milled about, seemingly in shock and falling down. “Some lady helped me find my mom”, Katie said.

Authorities said 50 people suffered injuries and at least 15 were remained hospitalized. He said he did not know what happened or caused the crash.

The amphibious, military-style tour vehicles are operated by a tour company called Ride the Ducks and are known for exuberant drivers and tour guides who play loud music and quack through megaphones as they lead tourists around the city.