Ammon News - Five people have died after a tour bus crashed on the New York State Thruway in western New York, according to New York State Police.

Police said the group was returning from Niagara Falls on the US-Canada border to New York City when witnesses saw the vehicle lose control and turn over. Most of the victims are tourists from India, China and the Philippines, according to police.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said local officials "are working to rescue and provide assistance to everyone involved".

Ambulances and medical helicopters were sent to the crash site, near the town of Pembroke, 30 miles (48km) east of the city of Buffalo.

The 52 people on board at the time of the crash were aged between one and 74, police confirmed.

Some victims were thrown from the vehicle when it crashed, police have said, and it is believed most were not wearing seatbelts.

Others were trapped inside the wreckage for several hours. BBC