NTSB HOLDS MEETING ON FINAL REPORT OF LOUISIANA MOTORCOACH ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, April 19, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC.

One item is on the agenda:

Highway Accident Report - Motorcoach Run-Off-The-Road that occurred near Tallulah, Louisiana

On October 13, 2003, a 1992 Neoplan USA Corporation 49 passenger motorcoach was traveling eastbound on Interstate 20 near Tallulah, Louisiana. As the motorcoach approached milepost 18, it drifted rightward from the travel lanes and on the shoulder, where it struck the rear of a 1988 Peterbilt tractor semitrailer, which was stopped on the shoulder at milepost 167.9. Eight of the 14 passengers on board sustained fatal injuries. The motorcoach driver and six passengers received serious injuries. The Peterbilt driver was not injured.

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.

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

NTSB Media Contact: Keith Holloway, (202) 314-6100