A driver of a bus involved in an August fatal accident on the New York State Thruway has been charged by the New York State Police.

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Violent Felony Warrant in Troop New York City charged Bin Shao, 56 of Flushing Queens, with five felony counts of second-degree manslaughter and five counts of felony criminally negligent homicide. Shao was transported to Genesee County Jail and arraigned on Friday, on a sealed indictment. Shao was remanded to the Genesee County Jail on $100,000 bail, $200,000 Bond, and $400,000 Partially Secured Bond.

On Aug. 22, at 12:20 p.m., State Police responded to a tour bus rollover collision on Interstate 90, eastbound between exits 48A and 49 in the town of Pembroke, Genesee County.

An investigation determined that a 2005 Van Hool Bus and Coach tour bus owned by M&Y Tour Inc out of Staten Island, was traveling east bound on the I-90 from Niagara Falls to New York City. The bus exited the roadway into the median then abruptly corrected causing the bus to overturn and roll off the I-90 on the south embankment. Multiple passengers were ejected, trapped with 5 deceased at the scene. Forty-nine passengers were taken to multiple hospitals including Erie County Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Millard Fillmore Suburban, Buffalo General Hospital, Oshei (Golisano) Children’s Hospital and United Memorial Medical Center. Approximately 319 first responders assisted on scene including Mercy Flight, EMS and local, state and county police departments.

The bus had a total of 54 occupants including the operator, Shao. He had no signs of impairment, and the tour bus had no preliminary mechanical failure.

The five deceased resulting from this collision: Shankar Kumar Jha, 65 of Madhu Bani, India; Pinki Changrani, 60 of East Brunswick, N.J.; Xie Hongzhuo, 22 of Beijing, China a Columbia University Student; Zhang Xiaolan, 55 of Jersey City, N.J.; and Jian Mingli, 56 of Jersey City, N.J.

The Collision Reconstruction Unit, Forensic Identification Unit, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigation Unit, Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, The Office of Homeland Security, NYS Thruway Authority, Genesee County Emergency Management, Erie County Emergency Management, Newstead Emergency Management, Genesee County District Attorney’s Office, National Traffic Safety Board, Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, Genesee County Coroner’s Office, New York State Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and numerous EMS, the Red Cross and Fire Companies thought out the area assisted in this incident.