The possibility of mechanical failure and impairment or intoxication of the driver as causes of the crash have been ruled out. The Indian national was identified as Shankar Kumar Jha, 65, from Bihar.

Multiple people have been killed in the bus crash, a state trooper James O'Callaghan told media minutes ago. Others are still trapped, he said. Authorities believe the tour bus was coming from Niagara Falls and believed to be heading towards New York City when it lost control, went into the median, overcorrected, and crashed into a ditch.