Shortly after Tuesday's crash, a California Highway Patrol officer at the scene said five people died. A crash that nearly sliced a bus in half on a central California highway killed four people, not the initial report of five, a local sheriff said Wednesday. Some highway signs, like those for the speed limit, have support poles designed with points that break away during a crash. Investigators, meanwhile, were working to find out why the bus suddenly veered sharply off the highway, smashing into a pole that tore through the vehicle. The bus was inspected in April and had three violations, including a lack of or a defective brake warning device.

Source: Fox News August 03, 2016 17:44 UTC