2001 Greyhound bus attack
Greyhound lines buss commandeered on October 3, 2001
On October 3, 2001, near Manchester, Tennessee, Damir Igrić (September 21, 1972 – October 3, 2001), a Croatian man, 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 Igrić, died as a result of the crash.
Details of the attack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation established that Igrić 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, 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Nashville, Tennessee, Igrić 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. Igrić approached Sands at least three times, and asked how much time remained until the next stop. Sands advised Igrić that they would be making a stop in Manchester, and that he should go back to his seat.
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