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SCHOHARIE - Twenty people died in Saturday's crash of a limousine in Schoharie County, State Police confirmed late Sunday morning.
The crash is the deadliest in the Capital Region since the Oct. 2, 2005 sinking of the Ethan Allen tour boat on Lake George killed 20 people.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating what local officials are describing as a mass casualty incident after a limo speeded down a hill and crashed into bystanders at the Apple Barrel Country Store around 1:55 p.m. Saturday.
It is not clear how many of the victims were in the vehicles that crashed at the intersections of Route 30 and Route 30A and how many were bystanders. The Apple Barrel's parking lot was filled with people and parked cars at the time of the crash.
The names of the victims are being withheld while troopers try to track down the families of the victims. State Police set up a special hotline for the families of people who fear a loved one died in the crash. Family members are encouraged to call the State Police at 1-877-672-4911.
the daily mail has reported a newlywed couple, married in june, are among the fatalities in this horrible crash. many families are gutted today. we can never ignore an opportunity to hug our children tight.
And FYI, it was a birthday party, not a wedding party, according to a woman on FB whose 4 cousins, all sisters, and their husbands were 8 of the casualties.
My thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families. I hope this was just a tragic accident, and not something more sinister.
I'm local to where this happened. Sources are saying the brakes on the limo failed going down the hill towards the intersection. It was a stretch Hummer limo.
What is remotely political or controversial about a massive accident with 20 fatalities?
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