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Deadly Crash Investigation Prompts New Guidelines for Bus Tires

Bryan Rupp

Story Created: Oct 28, 2009 at 9:55 AM CST

Story Updated: Oct 28, 2009 at 9:55 AM CST

Federal Transportation Officials are now recommending that bus drivers take new steps to check tire pressure after reviewing a deadly bus crash that occurred last year.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined that a punctured tire caused the bus crash that killed 17 members of Houston's Vietnamese Catholic Community in August 2008.

The finding was adopted by the three-member board after hearing from investigators yesterday during a meeting in Washington.

The accident happened when a charter bus carrying 55 passengers to a retreat in Missouri plunged over a highway bridge in Sherman, about 60 miles north of Dallas.

The board also criticized federal and state agencies for lax oversight of the motorcoach industry.

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