NTSB to review motor home crash, laws that allowed teen to drive rig

The National Transportation Safety Board's review of Sunday's crash that killed five Minnesotans driving through Kansas will include a look at laws that allowed a 17-year-old to drive a vehicle that weighed 57,000 pounds and had 18 people aboard. A spokesman says the agency wants to understand all the issues surrounding the accident.
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The National Transportation Safety Board's review of Sunday's crash that killed five Minnesotans driving through Kansas will include a look at laws that allowed a 17-year-old to drive a vehicle that weighed 57,000 pounds and had 18 people aboard. A spokesman says the agency wants to understand all the issues surrounding the accident.

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