NEW YORK - AUGUST 04: Passengers load their luggage into a no-frills Fung Wah bus before leaving Manhattan for Boston August 4, 2008 in New York City. With fuel prices skyrocketing, bus services have seen an increase in ridership in recent months. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)Bus passengers near luggage storage area. (File photo Getty Images)
GLADWIN (WWJ) – UPDATE TO STORY
When a tour bus operator found he had more passengers than seats, he put six people in the luggage compartment with mattresses and pillows.
READ MORE: Michigan Matters: Impacting Health & Well-Being Across Metro RegionNow the Michigan company has been ordered to cease commercial bus operations after the discovery during a trip to Ohio.
READ MORE: Detroit Police Department To Host Drive-Up Candy Stations On Oct. 31 At All PrecinctsThe order against Haines Tours of Gladwin was issued Friday by the U.S. Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
An Ohio State Patrol officer found six people May 27 in the luggage compartment of a bus traveling from Michigan to Clyde, Ohio. Mattresses and pillows were in the luggage area.
MORE NEWS: Metro Detroit Woman Files Lawsuit Against Walmart, Says Discriminated Against By ManagersIt is reported that the driver told the officer there was no room on the bus for more passengers.