Hays Post

The Kansas Highway Patrol has issued its report on the fatal accident last week in Trego County involving a Greyhound bus and a pickup truck.

The accident claimed the life of Luis A. Hernandez, 32, Lexington, Ky., who was driving a pickup eastbound at 1:14 a.m. April 30 on Interstate 70 when the accident occurred.

The KHP said the bus was attempting to pass the pickup when it struck the rear of a trailer being towed by the truck. Hernandez lost control of his vehicle and the bus struck the pickup a second time before the truck rolled and came to rest on its top.

The bus, according to the KHP, had 42 occupants. Seventeen, including the driver — Curtis Woods, 48, Denver — were transported to area hospitals following the accident.

A passenger in the pickup also was hospitalized. Only the driver of the bus was wearing a safety restraint, the report said. Both occupants of the pickup were properly restrained.