Though Megabus drivers are not even authorized to use GPS devices when lost, if it were an emergency they would most likely be expected to use the system installed on the Megabus. However, driver John Tomaszewski was reportedly distracted by his own GPS device when he crashed the double-decker bus into a bridge on the Onondaga Lake Parkway, killing four.
Megabus Driver Was "Distracted" By Own GPS
Megabus Driver Wasn't Supposed To Be Using GPS
Police have identified all four casualties in Saturday's Megabus crash near Syracuse, including an 18-year-old New Jersey girl who seemed to be the only passenger getting off at Syracuse from the Toronto-bound bus. Driver John Tomaszewski, who began working for Megabus in the spring, reportedly missed a turn for the Regional Transportation Center in Syracuse, and used a GPS device to find his way down Onondaga Lake Parkway for a way back to the station, which drivers are not authorized to use when they are lost.
Four Dead In Upstate Megabus Crash
Four people are dead and over 20 more injured after a double-decker Megabus crashed into a bridge near Syracuse. The bus driver, who was taking passengers from Philadelphia to Toronto, reportedly got lost and took a route with height restrictions. While on the Onondaga Lake Parkway, the 13-foot bus slammed into the 10-foot, 9-inch high CSX railroad bridge and flipped. Passenger Reena Raitold the Daily News, "The next thing I knew there was a lady on top of me and her blood was just dripping on top of me profusely. I yelled, 'Help, help!'"
Strongmen Pulling Double Decker Buses Today!
At around 11 a.m. the "World's Strongest Men" will be taking over 7th Avenue in front of the Garden. The men will be channeling The Hulk as they pull a double-decker bus down the block, a stunt that will make all of their other planned handiwork pale in comparison.

