据美国全国广播公司（NBC）报道，当地时间8月23日，纽约州警方表示，已确认22日发生的旅游大巴侧翻事故中5名遇难者的身份，其中包括一名哥伦比亚大学中国留学生。
A Chinese overseas student from Columbia University was among the five victims identified in deadly New York tour bus that crashed and rolled over Friday on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke.
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纽约州警察局当日在新闻稿中表示，事故共造成5人死亡，其中包括一名22岁的哥伦比亚大学中国学生，2名来自新泽西泽西市的华人。
哥伦比亚大学同日在声明中表示：“我校学生于周五在布法罗附近的惨烈巴士事故中不幸遇难，我们对此深感悲痛。”
Columbia University said in a statement Saturday: "We are devastated by the death of one of our international students in the tragic bus accident near Buffalo on Friday."
声明称：“整个哥大都深切感受到这一令人心碎的损失。我们正与该生家人保持密切联系，并全力为他们提供支持。”声明还提到，学校已为学生提供心理咨询服务，“我们向该生的家人、朋友以及所有受这场悲剧影响的人致以最深切的慰问和哀悼。”
当地时间22日12时45分左右，一辆从尼亚加拉大瀑布前往纽约市的旅游大巴在布法罗附近的一条州际公园大道上失控侧翻。车上载有54人，包括司机和一名导游，部分乘客被甩出车外，还有人被困在大巴下方。
The tour bus, which was traveling from Niagara Falls to New York City, careened out of control and fell on its side along an interstate parkway near Buffalo around 12:45 pm Friday. The bus was carrying 54 people, including the driver and a tour guide. Some of the occupants were ejected from and trapped under the bus, according to authorities.
大巴侧翻事故现场 图源 NBC NEWS
数十名乘客因受伤被送往医院，其中包括几名儿童。伊利县医疗中心接收了21名受伤乘客，该中心表示，截至23日下午，仍有14名伤者在院治疗，但伤情均稳定。
Erie County Medical Center, where 21 passengers were hospitalized for injuries, said that 14 patients remain at the hospital as of Saturday afternoon, but remain in stable condition.
美国有关部门仍在调查事故原因，目前确认事故未涉及其他车辆。
警方22日表示，初步认为55岁的大巴司机“当时分心，导致车辆失控，随后在修正方向时操作过度”。新闻稿指出，事故发生时巴士处于 “全速” 行驶状态，该司机没有饮酒或吸毒等影响驾驶能力的迹象，且旅游巴士不存在机械故障。
Authorities said on Friday they believe the driver, surnamed Shao, "became distracted, lost control, and overcorrected." Shao "had no signs of impairment and the tour bus had no mechanical failure," according to the news release.
Authorities added that the bus was at "full speed" during the crash, but did not specify how fast the vehicle was driving. The I-90 has a speed limit of 65 mph.
中国驻纽约总领馆当地时间22日曾表示，经多渠道核实了解到，该大巴上载有6名中国公民，其中5人在这起事故中受轻伤，经简单医疗处理后均已出院，另外1人伤势较重，正在接受手术。领馆已同该伤重同胞家属取得联系，将随时提供领事协助。
编辑：李雪晴
实习生：李然
来源：凤凰新闻 NBC NEWS
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