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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 1, 2016

School Bus Crashes Into Transit Bus, Killing 6

A Baltimore school bus hits a car and a pillar, enters oncoming traffic, and hits the driver’s side of a transit bus, killing the school bus driver and five of the transit bus passengers. No students were aboard the school bus.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2016

Student Killed After Being Dragged, Struck By School Bus

A 9-year-old Massachusetts girl is not fully clear from the bus when the door closes. She gets caught in the door as the bus drives away, is dragged a short distance, and then is struck by the bus, police say. 

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 27, 2016

Louisiana Panel Begins Review of School Bus Safety

Seat belts are among the topics of discussion for the task force, which is charged with making recommendations to the state Legislature by Jan. 31.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2016

Autopsy Finds School Bus Driver May Have Passed Out Before Crash

Kari Chopper had an enlarged heart and may have experienced abnormal heart rhythm or a fainting episode before she crashed into a pillar at the Denver airport last month, according to the autopsy. No signs of drug or alcohol use were found.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2016

No Mechanical Issues Found With School Bus in Denver Crash

Police find no mechanical problems with the bus that Kari Chopper was driving that crashed into a pillar at the Denver airport earlier this month. Autopsy results for Chopper have not been released yet.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2016

Ohio Student Fatally Struck by School Bus

Kyle Richmond, 16, is riding a skateboard when he falls into the road and a school bus hits him. He suffers severe head trauma and is pronounced dead at the scene. 

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 12, 2016

School Bus Driver Killed, 15 Students Injured in Crash at Airport

Kari Chopper is preparing to leave the Denver International Airport when she apparently makes a wrong turn, crashes into a pillar, and is killed. Fifteen students and three coaches are injured in the crash.  

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2016

Student Fatally Struck By School Bus

As a 12-year-old boy in Wisconsin walks home from the first day of school, he crosses an intersection and is hit and killed by a school bus, which is making a turn into the intersection.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 1, 2016

High Schooler Killed in School Bus Crash With Truck

In Valdosta, Georgia, a tractor-trailer carrying metal beams collides with a school bus. More than a dozen students are injured in the crash — one fatally.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2016

U.S. Traffic Fatalities Rose in 2015

The nation lost 35,092 people in traffic crashes in 2015 — a 7.2% increase compared to the previous year, according to federal data.

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