Fifteen people involved in the Aug. 22 bus crash on the State Thruway remain hospitalized in Rochester and Buffalo-area hospitals.

New York State Police Troop T Major Andre Ray confirmed the deaths during a press conference near the crash site Friday evening. According to a news release from state police, 52 people, including the driver, were on board the bus at the time of the incident. Here's what we know so far.

A tour bus carrying 54 people back to New York City from Niagara Falls crashed and rolled on Interstate 90 Friday, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities said.