Tour bus rolls over on Adirondack Northway in NY

NORTH HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say a Canadian tour bus carrying more than 50 people has rolled over on the Northway in the Adirondacks, killing one and injuring others.

New York state police spokeswoman Darcy Wells says the bus rolled over Friday morning between exits 29 and 30 in Essex County. She had no information on the number or extent of the injuries.

The tour operator says the bus traveling from Quebec City to New York City. Josiane Grimard of JaimonVoyage.com says the bus crashed at 7:30 a.m. She had no word on the cause. She said the bus was owned by a subcontractor.

A number of local rescue squads have been sent to the scene, where the bus is on its side in the median.

North Hudson is 90 miles north of Albany.

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