The driver of the tour bus that crashed in Utah, killing four tourists, was on his first trip with the company, according to the National Transportation Safety Board
The driver had recently been hired and was on his first trip, NTSB investigator Pete Kotowski said during a press conference Sunday.The driver is back home in California and will be interviewed by investigators in the coming days, Kotowski said.A blood sample was taken from the driver by the Utah Highway Patrol, but the results have not been processed, he said.
Two patients in serious condition remain at Utah Valley Hospital, he said. The others were released.Volunteers helped with translatingA student from Taiwan who attends Southern Utah University helped translate after the crash, reported CNN affiliate KSTU."I got a call from the sheriff's office that there is an emergency accident and, 'I need somebody who can speak Chinese to translate for the tourists,'" Jason Chang said.
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