Updated: NTSB finds Ride the Ducks crash due to broken axle

SEATTLE — The National Transportation Safety Board ruled on Tuesday that the probable cause of the 2015 Ride the Ducks crash that killed five people and injured 69 was a mechanical failure and improper maintenance, as well as loopholes in federal oversight. A lack of protections for the passengers, including seatbelts and “severely deformed” seats, […]