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Sandra Yi reportingInvestigators have recovered a camera that was inside the bus that crashed in Southeastern Utah, killing nine people. They're trying to recover the video.
The bus is under a tarp, waiting to be moved to another shop. We've learned that investigators have a camera and a data recorder from that bus, but they don't know what's on them yet.
Lisa Silliman, with S&S Garage, said, "There's laptops, cell phones, iPods, you name it, computers, you name it. It's in there."
All of it belongs to the 51 passengers on board the charter bus, which crashed in Southeastern Utah on its way to Phoenix. Everything is muddy and torn up.
"I've never seen anything like this and I've been doing this for years. We've been in business for 40 years, and I've never seen this type of accident, never. I've had four or five people at a time, but not this many. It's chaotic. It's a mess," Silliman said.
Workers at S&S Garage had the task of unloading and sorting it all. They also took phone calls from passengers' relatives who are wondering if their things have been found.
"I don't know how to express it. It's hard, it's very hard," Silliman said.
Workers towed the bus to their shop in Green River. It's a temporary stop before the Utah Highway Patrol moves it to another shop in Grand Junction, Colorado, where it'll begin its investigation.
UHP trooper James Curtis, said, "We've seen a lot of crashes, but to have the top of the bus completely come off it, had to have a pretty violent crash."
A camera may contain the images recorded seconds before and after the crash. It was mounted on the windshield and was pointed outside and on the driver. Investigators are trying to download the images.
They're also looking at a device on the bus' engine, which is similar to a black box. If it was turned on, it could contain valuable information, like the bus' speed. They hope to get answers soon.
Curtis said, "We're looking at all possibilities. We're looking at the equipment. It's a new bus. We're going to look at the equipment as well as the driver."
Investigators say the bus driver could face charges.
Two representatives from the bus company were also there today but didn't want to talk to us. Calls to their main office in Nebraska were not returned.
The National Transportation and Safety Board is also investigating.
