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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 25, 2019

Aide Allegedly Overdoses, Crashes School Bus With Special-Needs Students Aboard

Lisa Byrd of New Jersey crashes a bus into a tree with a dozen students onboard, apparently while impaired. First responders use Narcan to revive her and she is arrested.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2019

Driver, Students Trapped After School Bus Crashes into Utility Pole

The Connecticut bus driver and three students are trapped inside the bus for about a half hour due to live power lines.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson February 20, 2019

Indiana Senate Approves School Bus Safety Bill

Senate Bill 2 addresses same-side pickups on state highways; allowing school districts to petition to have speed limits reduced near bus stops; and increased penalties for traffic law violations resulting in death.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson February 14, 2019

Pedestrian Fatally Struck by School Bus

A Texas woman is reportedly walking in the road when she is hit by the bus. No one on the bus is injured.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson February 13, 2019

No Charges for Truck Driver Involved in Fatal School Bus Crash

The Indiana driver faces no criminal charges in a collision with a school bus that killed a student. A grand jury says the driver's actions did not fit the legal definition of recklessness.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 12, 2019

Report: School Bus Driver in Fatal Texas Crash Properly Stopped at Tracks

John Stevens stopped his bus before the railroad tracks as state law requires and then pulled forward before being struck by a freight train, according to the crash report. One student was killed in the crash.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 7, 2019

NTSB Still Seeking Probable Cause in Indiana School Bus Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board releases a preliminary report on a school bus crash in October that killed three students and injured one other.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 5, 2019

NAPT to Create Campaign to Eliminate School Transportation Fatalities

The National Association for Pupil Transportation is working with other industry organizations on a campaign to eliminate school transportation-related fatalities by 2025 called “Zip. Zero. Nada. None.”

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2019

Illinois Driver Dies in School Bus Crash

The driver with Durham School Services dies after crashing the bus into three parked vehicles, police said.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 29, 2019

NTSB Resumes Normal Operation, Addresses Work Delayed by Shutdown

Impacts on the agency from the partial shutdown include not being able to send investigators to 22 accidents, including two highway accidents that resulted in seven fatalities and 15 injuries.

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