Oct 10, 2008 5:50 pm US/Pacific
Death Toll In Casino Bus Crash Climbs To 9
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All the windows of the bus were broken out.
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The bus completely rolled over landing upright.
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A tour bus lies in a water filled ditch after crashing on a rural two lane road near Williams, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2008.
Steve Yeater/AP
Another passenger of the charter bus that crashed last week on the way to Colusa Casino has died, bringing the total number of casualties to nine.
A spokesperson for UC Davis Med Center confirmed tonight that E. Vange Saelee, 74, of Laos died today
Vang's wife also died in the crash in the Sunday night crash along Lone Star Road.
The bus was headed to Colusa Casino when the driver lost control of the bus which rolled, finally resting upright in a ditch alongside the road.
That driver, Quintin Watts, is in the hospital where he is under arrest on suspicion of DUI.
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