On September 23, 2005, a 1998 MCI 54-passenger motorcoach operated by Global Limousine, Inc., based in Pharr, Texas, was traveling northbound on Interstate 45 with 44 passengers and the driver as part of an emergency evacuation ordered by the Governor of Texas in anticipation of Hurricane Rita. The passengers were from the Sunrise Nursing Home in Bellaire, Texas, near Houston.

NTSB General Information:
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Hearing Information:

August 8-9, 2006

• Press Release
• Agenda, Presentations, Animations and Transcripts

Investigation Information:

Exhibit Items from the Public Docket

Past Press Releases:

• September 30, 2005
• September 23, 2005