Driver of Bus Dies One Day After Accident

Staff Writer, Jun 27, 2007

The driver of the bus that crashed on a southern Kentucky Interstate died on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, bringing the toll to two deaths and more than 60 others injured.

The bus was on it's way back to Alabama from a family renunion.

One child still remains in critical condition, and 13 other people still remain hospitalized.

Kentucky State Police report that the investigation found that Parker apparently dozed off behind the wheel, causing the bus to run off Interstate 65 and strike an overpass support beam about 75 miles north of Nashville.

Two passing truckers stopped after the accident occured to help the family get off the bus through the emergency exit.

Some of the bus passengers were wearing t-shirts commemorating the family reunion, which was held over the weekend in Niagara Falls, New York.