"Drivers should expect significant delays and are encouraged to seek alternate routes until further notice." New York State Thruway Authority tweeted.

A tour bus with more than 50 passengers lost control and rolled over on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke, killing five people, police said.

Trooper James O'Callaghan, a spokesperson for the New York State Police, said the bus driver is alive after the bus rolled over and shut down a large stretch of the New York Thruway. "The bus was traveling eastbound right before the Pembroke exit and for unknown reasons the vehicle lost control,