A Strain Tours bus carrying 23 people rolled over near Austin, Minnesota at 3:20 p.m. today. The bus was traveling eastbound on I-90 when it crossed over to the westbound lanes and rolled over in the ditch. The bus is owned by Bold Lines, Inc., doing business as Strain Tours.
Two people died and 21 people were injured.
The driver slumped over right before he lost control of the Strain tour bus.
Federal Safety Regulations Regarding Ill Bus Drivers
Bus companies are common carriers under federal law and must adhere to federal safety regulations.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCS) regulations prohibit bus drivers from driving while impaired by illness or otherwise:
§392.3 Ill or fatigued operator. No driver shall operate a commercial motor vehicle, and a motor carrier shall not require or permit a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle, while the driver’s ability or alertness is so impaired, or so likely to become impaired, through fatigue, illness, or any other cause, as to make it unsafe for him/her to begin or continue to operate the commercial motor vehicle. However, in a case of grave emergency where the hazard to occupants of the commercial motor vehicle or other users of the highway would be increased by compliance with this section, the driver may continue to operate the commercial motor vehicle to the nearest place at which that hazard is removed.
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