NTSB says its new report “examines selective issues in school bus transportation safety” discovered in the 2016 Chattanooga (pictured) and Baltimore crash investigations. Photo courtesy NTSB
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NTSB says its new report “examines selective issues in school bus transportation safety” discovered in the 2016 Chattanooga (pictured) and Baltimore crash investigations. Photo courtesy NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will share findings from two fatal school bus crashes in a meeting next month, the agency announced on Monday.
In the Baltimore crash, a school bus struck a car and a pillar, entered oncoming traffic, and hit the driver’s side of a transit bus. The drivers of both buses and four transit bus passengers were killed. No students were aboard the school bus at the time.
In the Chattanooga crash, investigators determined that the school bus departed the roadway to the right, took out a mailbox, veered to the left, struck a utility pole, and then crashed on its side into a tree. Six students were killed and more than 30 were injured.
In both the Chattanooga and Baltimore incidents, questions were raised about the qualifications and past performance of the school bus drivers.
In a press release on Monday, NTSB said that its special investigative report on the two crashes “examines selective issues in school bus transportation safety discovered during the NTSB’s investigation.” The agency said that the report will detail the probable cause of each crash.
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On May 22 at 9:30 a.m., NTSB will hold a meeting in which the agency’s board will consider the report.
“Despite the overall safety of school buses, the NTSB continues to investigate school bus crashes in which fatalities and injuries occur,” the agency said in the press release. “By combining both investigations into one comprehensive report, the NTSB is able to focus on specific areas of concern found in both crashes, which allows the agency to highlight where recommendations are needed to continue to improve school bus transportation safety.”
The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in NTSB’s board room and conference center at 420 10th St. SW in Washington, D.C. A link to a live webcast of the meeting will be available shortly before the start of the meeting at ntsb.capitolconnection.org.
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