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WASHINGTON—A federal safety board is citing driver fatigue as the cause of a Utah bus crashed that killed nine and injured 43 others, but blames inaction by another safety agency for the severity of the accident.
The National Transportation Safety Board voted unanimously Tuesday to include the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s failure to implement motorcoach safety recommendations—which were made a decade ago—as a contributing factor in the crash’s severity.
The board investigates accidents and makes safety recommendations. The highway administration makes safety regulations.
The bus was traveling 88 to 92 miles per hours when it ran off a rural highway near the town of Mexican Hat.
