US: Crash of unlicensed charter bus in Texas kills 14

Federal investigators were trying to pinpoint what caused the accident. Authorities said a tire that blew out had been illegally refitted with a new tread. A charter bus skids off a U.S. highway, killing at least 16 in Texas (US) An unlicensed charter bus carrying a Vietnamese-American Catholic group to a religious festival blew an illegally treaded tire and skidded off a U.S. highway, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens, authorities said. Like passengers around her, Leha Nguyen had started to doze when she heard the bus emit a horrible noise, followed by the screaming. She opened her eyes to see people strewn about. A television had fallen on one person. "I think I'm the luckiest one out of most people" said Nguyen, 45, who was among 55 people aboard a charter bus that smashed into a guardrail early Friday and... [read full story]