the 2001 greyhound bus attack occurred on october 3, 2001, near manchester, tennessee, when damir igrić (september 21, 1972 – october 3, 2001), a croatian, commandeered a greyhound lines bus en route from chicago to orlando, florida. he slashed the throat of the driver with a utility knife, causing the bus to crash into oncoming traffic. seven people, including igrić, died as a result of the crash.