Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash, regulators say
Source: Associated Press
Shortage of overnight truck parking contributed to deadly Greyhound bus crash, regulators say
By JOHN O’CONNOR
Updated 6:36 PM EDT, May 20, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Overnight parking for long-haul truckers at interstate rest stops is critically short and was a key contributor to a 2023 Greyhound bus crash in Illinois that killed three people, federal regulators said Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board said driver fatigue and poor company oversight of its drivers also played key roles when the Greyhound bus exited Interstate 70 onto a rest area ramp east of St. Louis and struck three semitrailers parked on the shoulder.
Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy said the crash, which sheared off the right side of the bus and injured 12 aboard, was preventable.
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Truck parking on rest stop entrance and exit ramps is illegal, but the ban is seldom enforced because there’s insufficient parking for the 13 million rigs on the nation’s roads and the federal government electronically monitors truckers’ hours on the road and their rest periods.
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