| In Seattle, two charter buses full of students were left | | | | interstate. Northbound lanes were closed. |
| hanging over the edge of an elevated section of | | | | *** USA Residents - Click Here and Enter Your ZIP |
| Interstate 5 near Capitol Hill. The buses slid down an | | | | Code to Get A Free $250 Gas Gift Card *** |
| icy hill near Melrose Avenue East and hit each other | | | | The cause of the accident was not immediately |
| before crashing through a barrier. A third bus in the | | | | known, but winter weather left many city streets |
| caravan escaped the accident. | | | | coated with ice. Nicole Maxie, a passenger, told |
| *** USA Residents - Click Here and Enter Your ZIP | | | | KING-TV that the buses were carrying students with |
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| All the passengers have been evacuated, and no | | | | Lake for Christmas break. She said they were part of |
| serious injuries wre reported, the Seattle | | | | a three-bus caravan bound for downtown Seattle's |
| Post-Intelligencer is reporting. The buses were headed | | | | bus station. The third bus was not involved in the |
| to Seattle's Greyhound bus station with dozens of | | | | accident. Reco Collins, a 16-year-old passenger, told |
| students from the Columbia Basin Job Corps who | | | | the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that one bus crashed into |
| were heading home for Christmas. Officials said the | | | | the railing and was then struck by the second bus, |
| buses were stable and not in danger of falling onto the | | | | pushing it farther over the side. |