Published Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 | 12:34 p.m.
Updated Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 | 1:54 p.m.
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Two of five people taken to University Medical Center's trauma unit after a bus carrying Primm casino and shop employees crashed have been released overnight, according to authorities.
The driver of the bus, who is a man, was taken to UMC, said Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Honea. However, he has not been identified.
A total of 29 people were taken to five area hospitals after the crash about 6:55 p.m. Sunday near St. Rose Parkway on Interstate 15, Honea said.
Authorities today said tire failure may have caused the bus crash that injured 29 people, including three who remained hospitalized.
"There's evidence that the bus may have suffered tire tread separation," Honea told The Associated Press. He said the findings were preliminary, pending the results of an investigation.
The bus was returning workers to Las Vegas when it stuck the median and hit a metal guard rail, Honea said.
The two people at UMC were released sometime overnight, said Clark County Fire Department spokesman Scott Allison.
The bus was owned by AWG Charter Services of Las Vegas.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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