Tour vehicle, charter bus collide on Seattle bridge; 4 dead

A boat crosses under the Aurora Bridge where emergency personnel work above at the scene of a fatal collision involving a charter bus and a "Ride the Ducks" amphibious tour bus on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. A boat crosses under the Aurora Bridge where emergency personnel work above at the scene of a fatal collision involving a charter bus and a "Ride the Ducks" amphibious tour bus on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

By Associated Press September 24, 2015 4 min read

SEATTLE – A “duck boat” tour vehicle and a charter bus carrying foreign college students collided on a busy Seattle bridge Thursday, killing four people and sending dozens to hospitals.

The collision happened on the Aurora Avenue Bridge, which carries one of the city’s main north-south highways over a lake.

At least 12 people were in critical condition, and many others suffered lesser injuries, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins said.

There was no immediate word about the cause of the crash, which involved a military-style tour bus that can also be operated on water. Initial reports described the accident as a head-on collision.

A driver who was behind the duck boat said the tour bus and duck boat were headed in opposite directions.