The van is shown on video apparently passing the bus illegally just before two elementary school students cross in front of it in the Pennsylvania incident.
The school bus driver and one student were the only occupants. Authorities say it appears that the driver had backed into a ditch when the fire broke out.
James Brue, a county attorney, has put two people in jail for a weekend and fined them $285 since the beginning of the school year, noting that education efforts don’t seem to be effective.
Otto Szalavari is named managing director of global marketing for Allison, which supplies transmissions for school buses and other vehicles.
The state directors’ organization releases recommendations on using school buses instead of full-size vans and maintaining safety compliance of school bus components.
A Maine high school marching band and a convoy of school buses wish Jamie Creamer a speedy recovery during his chemotherapy treatment.
The parent company of Thomas Built Buses says it sees 3-D printing as a better way to provide rare parts when customers need them.