The governor said Wednesday evening that two people died in the vehicle, after earlier uncertainty from law enforcement sources due to the intensity of the fire. He said the car rotated a little as it returned to the ground and then hit something when it landed.Ī photo of the crash scene shows little left of the car, which Hochul said “disintegrated” – except the engine. Rickie Wilson told CNN affiliate WKBW seeing the car flying past him was “almost like a movie” and for a moment, he thought it was a plane. The FBI found no terrorism nexus and no explosive materials after concluding their investigation at the Rainbow Bridge scene Wednesday, FBI Buffalo said in a post on X.Ĭar flew through air almost as if in a movie, witness says We will continue to make sure that the information we have is passed onto the public.” US Attorney Trini Ross reiterated the same at a separate news conference, saying, “Our preliminary investigation of the situation is that it was not terrorism related but we will continue to stay vigilant. “I want to be very, very clear to Americans and New Yorkers, at this time there is no indication of a terrorist attack,” the governor told reporters at a news conference Wednesday evening. The explosion on the eve of the US Thanksgiving holiday led to closures and delays on a busy travel day and early on, prompted concerns it might be a terror attack, but the incident does not appear to be terror-related, New York Gov. Earlier reports had indicated the car was traveling from Canada to the US. The vehicle had entering the bridge area on the US side, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation said. The crash occurred after the couple left the casino, the sources told CNN. The man, who lived in New York State, had plans to attend a KISS concert in Canada but when it was canceled, went to a casino in the US instead, investigators believe. The speeding vehicle hit a curb, then a guardrail that sent the vehicle airborne and into a secondary screening area, the sources said. Investigators think a deadly crash Wednesday morning at the Rainbow Bridge, which links the US and Canada, involved a man who was traveling with his wife in a Bentley at a high rate of speed, law enforcement sources told CNN.

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