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Bus stop accident claims 2

April 23, 2009

Two students were killed and one was injured by a pickup truck that struck them at their school bus stop on Tuesday morning.

Bus drop-off accidents claim 2 students

February 11, 2009

Last week, a 10-year-old in Indiana was killed after getting off a school bus in a school parking lot, and police in Virginia released findings from a similar bus drop-off accident that took the life of a 4-year-old last month.

Danger zone fatalities hit historic low

December 9, 2008

Five children in the U.S. were killed in school bus loading or unloading accidents in the 2007-08 school year, marking the lowest total on record.

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Alberta announces 10-point action plan for school bus safety

November 5, 2008

The government of Alberta is moving ahead with a 10-point action plan for improving school bus safety across the Canadian province. Implementing the plan will cost $7.5 million over two years, according to officials.

Four students killed in Indiana school bus crash

October 2, 2008

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — A special-needs school bus collided with two dump trucks on Friday, fatally injuring four elementary school children.

Teen killed as truck slams into bus

September 25, 2008

CITRA, Fla. — The fiery collision of a tractor-trailer and a school bus on Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of a 13-year-old student and injured several others.

Road fatalities fall to historic low

September 11, 2008

The number of people who died on the nation’s roads dropped again last year, reaching historically low levels, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced recently.

Truck rams school bus, killing 1

April 10, 2008

RIMBEY, Alberta — A gravel truck slammed into a stopped school bus on a highway Wednesday morning, killing one student and injuring others.

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Four students killed, 14 injured in bus crash

February 20, 2008

COTTONWOOD, Minn. — Four students were killed and at least 14 people were injured on Tuesday in a crash involving a school bus, a van and a pick-up t...

Bus driver’s death ruled accidental

January 29, 2008

FULTON, N.Y. — The death of a school bus driver who fell from a co-worker’s bus was ruled accidental, police announced.

Investigators said th...

Improving Safety in the Danger Zone

September 1, 2007

Accidents that occur during school bus loading and unloading are known as “danger zone” accidents. The danger zone refers to the areas extending 15 fe...

Danger zone fatalities drop

January 1, 2007

TOPEKA, Kan. — The number of children killed in school bus loading and unloading accidents dropped by more than a third in the 2005-06 school year.

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