New York bus crash victims recognized: Shankar Jha from India among 5 killed

Shankar Jha from India was among these killed in NYC bus crash.

New York Police launched the id of the 5 victims killed within the tour bus crash that came about close to Exit 48A east on I-90 round 12:40 pm Friday. The victims are Xie Hongzhuo, 22, of Beijing, China; Zhang Xiaolan, 55, of Jersey City; Jian Mingli, 56, additionally of Jersey City; Pinki Changrani, 60, of East Brunswick, New Jersey; and Shankar Kumar Jha, 65, India, have been killed within the Friday incident, state police stated. The driver for the Staten Island bus firm M & Y Tour Inc. was taking 54 individuals from Niagara Falls to New York City when he received distracted, inflicting the car to swerve and roll over in a ditch, New York State Police stated. But the reason for the accident continues to be below investigation and no fees have been filed. The bus driver has been cooperative with the investigation, police stated. “The cause of the collision is still under investigation. However, mechanical failure as well as operator impairment have been ruled out at this time,” State Police Major Andre Ray said. “The operator has been cooperative and with the investigation still underway. No charges have been filed at this point.”According to studies, the corporate had a “passable” security score from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2024, regardless of failing 9 inspections out of 43 within the two prior years. Almost all the firm’s drivers handed background checks, the data present. M & Y Tour was fined $15,000 in 2019 by the state Department of Environmental Conservation for producing hazardous waste at a Brooklyn property with out correctly storing or managing it, in accordance with a report. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stated she had been briefed on “the tragic tour bus accident” on the Thruway. (*5*) she wrote on X.