NTSB Press Release

National Transportation Safety Board
Office of Public Affairs

NTSB LAUNCHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE BUS ACCIDENT IN MARYLAND

September 29, 2010

The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to investigate today's highway accident involving a mid-size bus in Bethesda, Maryland.  Local authorities have reported multiple injuries and one fatality.

NTSB investigator Mark Bagnard will serve as Investigator-in-Charge.  NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt is accompanying the team and will serve as principal spokesman for the on-scene investigation. 

Keith Holloway is the public affairs officer accompanying the team. 

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NTSB Media Contact:
Keith Holloway
(202) 314-6100
hollowk@ntsb.gov  

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause
of transportation accidents, promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families.