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Federal authorities have ordered a company tied to a Texas bus crash on Friday that killed 17 people to cease operation, saying it poses an "imminent hazard."
The orders -- issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration -- apply to motor coach operations Angel Tours Inc. and Iguana Busmex Inc., and their chief, Angel De La Torre.
Authorities say De La Torre continues to run his unsafe fleet of buses under a new name, Iguana, after they ordered Angel Tours to cease operation in June.
"Angel Tours and Iguana currently operate vehicles in a mechanically unsafe operating condition which, if operated, would pose an imminent hazard to the public," the orders state.
CNN tried to reach Angel Tours, but its voicemail was full on Sunday and not accepting messages. An e-mail to De La Torre was not immediately answered.
The action follows Friday's bus crash, in which the driver of the bus apparently lost control on northbound U.S. 75 in northeast Texas, smashing into a guardrail before rolling on its side and sliding into a gully. The accident happened near the Texas-Oklahoma state line.
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