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Autopsy, survivor, recording may help explain 2-bus crash

The Rev. Mike Murphy who heard the crash from his room in the rectory of nearby St. Joseph's Monastery speaks to a reporter, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Baltimore. "It was fast," he said. "It was like one loud thump. A school bus blocks away from its first stop Tuesday morning rear-ended a car, hit the entrance to a cemetery and then veered into an oncoming commuter bus in a crash that killed at least six people and injured 10, authorities said. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) The Rev. Mike Murphy who heard the crash from his room in the rectory of nearby St. Joseph's Monastery speaks to a reporter, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Baltimore. "It was fast," he said. "It was like one loud thump. A school bus blocks away from its first stop Tuesday morning rear-ended a car, hit the entrance to a cemetery and then veered into an oncoming commuter bus in a crash that killed at least six people and injured 10, authorities said. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

By Associated Press November 2, 2016 1 min read

BALTIMORE (AP) – Investigators hope an autopsy, a survivor and recording equipment will help explain why a school bus slammed into a commuter bus in Baltimore, killing six people.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the Tuesday morning crash that also left 10 people injured.

Baltimore police spokesman T.J. Smith says the 67-year-old school bus driver died, but a female aide who was the only other person aboard that bus survived with minor injuries.

The other people killed were on the Maryland Transit Administration bus, including the driver of that bus.

Smith says the state medical examiner’s office may determine if the school bus driver suffered a medical emergency.

He says investigators have recovered recording equipment from one of the buses that may have video of the crash.