Breaking news out of Seattle where we’re seeing reporters of multiple fatalities and injuries after an accident involving a charter bus and an amphibious tourist “duck boat” on the Aurora bridge just north of downtown:
Firefighters still evaluating patients. Confirm 2 fatalities, 9 critical injuries. Media area near south end of bridge. Briefing at noon.
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) September 24, 2015
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) September 24, 2015
All patients extricated. Aprox 50 people evaluated. Media SE approach from south
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) September 24, 2015
Live coverage right now on @KING5Seattle. Bus vs. Ride the Duck tour on Aurora bridge. pic.twitter.com/X7eZD3ytp2
— Rebecca Perry (@Rebecca_Perry) September 24, 2015
We're on the air now with the latest on the tour bus-duck vehicle crash on Aurora Bridge in Seattle. #king5 pic.twitter.com/kCYbRVBHx0
— KING 5 News (@KING5Seattle) September 24, 2015
PHOTOS: 'Ride the Ducks' vehicle, charter bus collide on Aurora Bridge – http://t.co/QpULKYN8Ig pic.twitter.com/9sre0WxnBO
— KOMO News (@komonews) September 24, 2015
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BREAKING PHOTOS: At least two confirmed dead in Seattle bus crash. (@ClancyKIRO7)
LIVE: http://t.co/gpQOwwrHKl pic.twitter.com/tm0gqrqz5J
— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) September 24, 2015
Student describing the accident in Seattle. At least two confirmed dead.
LIVE: http://t.co/gpQOwwrHKl pic.twitter.com/zO1beAZ4Iu
— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) September 24, 2015
One report we’ve seen suggests it was the duck boat that caused the accident:
https://twitter.com/941KMPS/status/647124201829089280
Ride the Ducks offers land-sea tours of the Seattle on its vintage WWII-era landing crafts that have been converted into tourist buses:
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