Police Probe Crime Link to New York City Tour Bus Crash

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Fox News:

HAWTHORNE, New York -- Investigators were trying to determine if criminal wrongdoing led to the high-speed crash of a tour bus that overturned on a major highway in New York as it was returning from an overnight casino trip, slamming into a pole that nearly sheared off its roof and killing 14 passengers.

Police said they were trying to verify the bus driver's assertion that he lost control trying to avoid a swerving tractor-trailer and looking into his activities before the accident. The bus had just reached the outskirts of New York City on a journey from the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut when the crash occurred.

As many as 20 passengers were treated at area hospitals. Eight were in serious condition, according to police. Several were in surgery later in the day.