WASHINGTON — Authorities have identified a man who was killed in a crash Thursday evening involving a tour bus and another vehicle.
The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. on Fort Meade Road near Route 197 in Laurel, Maryland.
Audrey Barnes with the City of Laurel said the bus was attempting to make a left turn into a shopping plaza when it collided with a pickup truck.
Barnes said the driver of the pickup truck died on the scene of the crash. The victim was identified late Thursday as 45-year-old Michael Palomo.
Fifty-eight people were on the tour bus, and seven were taken to a hospital after complaining of minor injuries.
The bus was headed to Niagara Falls, according to Barnes.
The crash remains under investigation.
Laurel Police need witnesses to call 301-498-0092 so they can determine who had the right of way in this fatal acdnt pic.twitter.com/kk9wxbeJuW
— Audrey Barnes (@LaurelPIO) September 18, 2015
