State police said most of the passengers on the bus were of Indian, Chinese and Filipino ethnicity, and authorities brought in translators to help with the emergency response.

A rescue operation is underway following a collision involving a tour bus in Upstate New York on Friday, officials said. The crash occurred on Interstate 90 in Pembroke, near Buffalo, according to New York State Police. Images from the scene showed the bus on its side.

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