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The 2001 Greyhound bus attack occurred on October 3, 2001, near Manchester, Tennessee, when Damir Igric (September 21, 1972 – October 3, 2001) commandeered a Greyhound Lines bus en route from Chicago to Orlando, Florida. He slashed the throat of the driver with a utility knife, causing the bus to crash into oncoming traffic. Seven people, including Igric, died as a result from the crash. ==Details of the attack== The Federal Bureau of Investigation established that Igric had boarded the Greyhound bus in Chicago. The bus was carrying 39 passengers at the time, and was travelling from Chicago to its final destination of Orlando, Florida. At 4 a.m., while the bus was travelling on Interstate 24 near Manchester, southeast of Nashville, Tennessee, Igric lunged at the driver and slashed his throat. He proceeded to grab the steering wheel in an attempt to direct the vehicle into oncoming traffic.〔 The driver, Garfield Sands, from Marietta, Georgia, drove the route from Indianapolis to Atlanta. Igric approached Sands at least three times, and asked how much time remained until the next stop. Sands advised Igric that they would be making a stop in Manchester, and that he should go back to his seat. When Igric approached Sands for the final time, he did not say anything, but produced a sharp object and attempted to slash Sands' throat. Igric then grabbed the steering wheel, causing the bus to crash. Sands managed to survive both the attempted murder and the ensuing crash. His doctor was later able to describe his version of the attack: ''He said that this fellow a couple of times, even after he made the announcement of when the next layover was, came up and asked him about routing and times, then the last time he came up again and this time without saying anything he just attacked him and cut his neck. Then he pushed the driver out of the way and took the wheel himself and drove it off the road.'' A passenger named Carly Rinearson was sitting in the seat directly behind the driver and encountered Igric numerous times in the hours before the attack. ''This guy approached me and asked me what time it was and then asked for my seat, When I refused he then went back to his seat at the back of the bus. Then an hour later he came up with a small knife or pocketknife and just reached around and slit the driver's throat.'' The bus rolled over with the driver's side on top; Igric toppled through the windshield and died on impact. Six other people also died in the crash. The driver was able to crawl out the window and run about up the highway to get help. The 39 passengers of the bus were all sleeping at the time and were all injured in various ways. Twenty-one passengers were treated at hospitals and released. Nine were hospitalized in stable condition, and three were in critical condition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2001 Greyhound bus attack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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