1 Killed In Fung Wah Bus Crash

BOSTON -- A Fung Wah bus was involved in a fatal collision with a dump truck in New York City on Monday.

NewsCenter 5's Rhondella Richardson reported that the low-cost bus service between Boston and New York has had a troubled past, but this incident does not appear to be the bus company's fault.

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The bus was struck by a dump truck at about 8 a.m., and it then crashed into the United Commercial Bank building at 77 Bowery St. in Chinatown. A 57-year-old woman died when she was struck during the collision.

Several streets in the area were closed following the crash. The victim's name was not released. Three other people, including the bus driver, were injured.

"The bus was stopped in the middle of the street," one witness said.

Fung Wah has experienced problems in the past with drivers and accidents. In September 2006, 34 people were injured when a Fung Wah rolled over in Auburn on an off-ramp from Interstate 290 to Route 12.

In August 2005, a Fung Wah bus traveling from Boston to New York caught fire on Interstate 91 in Meriden, Conn. The passengers all got out safely, but within minutes the bus was entirely engulfed in flames. State police said the driver was driving too fast.

After the crash, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration fined Fug Wah more than $31,000, in part, for letting non-English speaking drivers carry its passengers.