LAKE BUENA VISTA – According to the Florida Highway Patrol, eight (8) people were taken to local hospitals after a Disney bus rear-ended a tour bus at the entrance to Epcot. .Apparently the tour bus was having mechanical problems and pulled over and stopped. The Disney bus ran into the rear of the tour bus causing substantial property damage and serious personal injuries.
The injured were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center Trauma Unit, Celebration Hospital and Dr. Phillips Hospital
The crash investigation is still being conducted by the FHP and charges are pending in the crash.
This is not an isolated incident for Disney Transportation. Last summer several people were sent to the hospital when a Disney bus crashed near Disney's Contemporary Resort. A bus was changing lanes when it hit another bus.
