21 people died when a bus plummeted 50 feet from an elevated street in Venice
PBS NewsHourAPR 2023
The Spin
Narrative A
While the cause of this tragic crash remains unknown, it's certainly reasonable to believe that the fire was started by the electric bus's batteries catching on fire. While earlier reports claimed that the bus ran on methane, it has now been proven that the bus ran on batteries that were susceptible to fires.
Narrative B
While the cause of this tragic crash remains unknown, it's believed that the driver had a medical episode in the moments that preceded the crash. Investigators are pouring over the closed-circuit TV footage to establish what in fact happened in those final moments.