Mikala Jones, Hawaii surfer known for filming inside waves, dies in surfing accidentĪ Fort Lauderdale Port spokeswoman said the Serenade of the Seas left Port Everglades last Friday for a weeklong trip. Late Wednesday, the North Mason School District in Washington state said Sand Hill assistant principal Jody Fritz was also killed in the crash. Shamis lived in Coconut Creek, Florida, the relative told NBC News. Anna Behar, of Lorton, Virginia, and her 11-year-old son Daniel died, along with the child's 78-year-old grandmother, Fanya Shamis. Three members of a family were killed and two more injured, one of their relatives told NBC News. State Department had said multiple American citizens died in the crash and several were injured, but didn't provide numbers or their identities.
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He said signs found at the scene indicate the driver was going too fast. "Due to a lack of care the driver lost control of the bus' steering to the right, leaving the asphalt," Pech Cen said. Quintana Roo state prosecutor Miguel Angel Pech Cen said at a news conference Wednesday that a preliminary investigation indicates that the bus driver's negligence led him to lose control, and when he tried to return back to a narrow highway, the bus flipped, struck a tree and landed in vegetation along the roadside. Thirteen people are injured, including three Americans, four Brazilians, three Canadians, two Swedes (who have already been taken to the U.S.) and the bus driver, who was in custody, according to the statement. The passengers were guests on the Royal Caribbean cruise ships Celebrity Equinox and Serenade of the Seas. In addition to the tourists, a guide and driver were aboard the bus, the company said.A bus carrying cruise ship passengers on an excursion to Mayan ruins in southeastern Mexico flipped over on a narrow highway Tuesday, killing 11 travelers and their guide and injuring more than a dozen others, officials said, adding that early evidence shows the driver's negligence and possible speeding led to the crash.Įight of the dead were from the United States, along with two Swedes, one Canadian and the bus' Mexican guide, according to a statement from the Quintana Roo state secretary of tourism's office released Wednesday. The cause of the accident was under investigation.Ĭosta Maya Mahahual, the bus company involved, said in a statement that the bus was carrying tourists who had arrived to the coastal town of Mahahual aboard a cruise ship. Martin said the crash occurred as the bus was on its way to the ruins at Chacchoben, about 110 miles (175 kilometres) south of Tulum. Video images from the scene showed the bus on its side in vegetation off the two-lane highway, with some survivors lying on the pavement while others walked around. officials were working with local authorities to determine whether U.S.
The company expressed its sympathies and said it was assisting with medical care and transportation.Ī spokesman from the U.S. Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises said in a statement that passengers from two of its ships, the Celebrity Equinox and Serenade of the Seas, were involved in the crash. Seven Americans and two citizens of Sweden are among the injured, according to Quintana Roo state Civil Defence spokesman Vicente Martin, who said authorities haven't yet established the nationalities of the dead. MEXICO CITY - At least 12 people died when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway early Tuesday, officials said.
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