Amphibious tour vehicle, bus crash raises safety concerns

SEATTLE (AP) — The so-called duck boat was ferrying tourists across a crowded Seattle bridge when, suddenly, the amphibious vehicle swerved into an oncoming charter bus carrying foreign exchange students on their way to an orientation event. The resulting crash killed four people, injured dozens of others and raised safety questions about the distinctive former military vehicles popular with tour groups across the country.

Rujia Xie and other North Seattle College students were on their way to the city's iconic Pike Place Market and Safeco Field for new student orientation events Thursday when she heard the crash from the back of the bus.

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