NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
April 13, 2006

MULTIVEHICLE COLLISION AT INTERSTATE TOLL PLAZA, HAMPSHIRE, ILLINOIS
SUBJECT OF NTSB PUBLIC MEETING

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, April 18, 2006, starting at 9:30 a.m. in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.  One item is on the agenda:

Highway Accident Report - On October 1, 2003 a Freightliner tractor-trailer traveling eastbound and approaching the Hampshire-Marenga toll plaza on Interstate 90 struck the rear of a twenty-five passenger specialty bus initiating a multi-vehicle collision involving three additional vehicles. Eight passengers on the specialty bus were killed in the collision.

Safety issues considered in the accident report include: toll plaza design and the lack of national standards for toll plaza design; FMCSA oversight of passenger motor carriers operating on revoked authority; collision warning system performance standards; and vehicle compatibility between large trucks and smaller passenger vehicles.

The public may view the meeting via a live or archived webcast by accessing a link under "News & Events" on the NTSB home page at www.ntsb.gov.

Directions to the Board Room: Front Door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board Room will be to your left.

Media Contact: Lauren Peduzzi, (202) 314-6100.