A car, which lost control off of a California highway, was hit by a bus, resulting in the death of woman and leaving her husband critically injured, police sources say. The accident occurred at 2 a.m. on Highway 101 near Burlingame. The bus driver and the 8 passengers in the bus survived, but were left with injuries.
The California Highway Patrol confirmed that the unidentified woman who passed away was accompanying her husband, Raul Padilla of Oakland. The woman was the passenger while her husband Raul was the one driving the car. It is still unclear why the car lost control on the highway leading to the accident. Raul’s car, which was headed South when it lost control, finally stopped at the two lanes that were facing the north. The bus, which was also going South, hit the front part of the car. Also involved in the accident were two other cars, whose drivers couldn’t avoid the crash.
It is believed that the couple had been drinking, but it’s still unclear whether drunk driving led to the accident. The 36-year-old woman succumbed to the accident while her husband narrowly escaped death. With the husband still in critical condition, it’s quite early to conclude whether he will survive. The police said they could not conclude that drunk driving was the prime cause of the accident. However, they acknowledged that it would not be left out as a possible cause of the accident. With Raul’s condition still unknown, the number of survivors from the crash is 10. The other survivors included 8 passengers, with the ninth being the bus driver.
The police are now banking on the health of the driver of the car, Raul, to establish a concrete cause for the accident. It is still unclear what the name of the woman who perished, believed to be Raul’s wife, was. The other persons who sustained injuries were also treated, but none of them sustained any life-threatening injury. The accident occurred deep into the night, and it is possible that Raul and his wife had been drinking all night. The police refuse to draw an immediate conclusion, as they believe that anything could have been the cause of the accident. The bus driver tried to avoid Raul’s car, but the bus still hit the front of the car because the bus driver was not able to stop the bus in time.