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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2009

Police charge driver for rear-ending bus

A Massachusetts man is cited by state police for following too closely after his tractor-trailer struck the back of a school bus on a highway.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2009

Alabama state director discusses Huntsville crash report

Joe Lightsey says the accident emphasized the need for close monitoring and strong penalties to ensure that school bus drivers buckle up.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Industry officials respond to Huntsville crash report

Mike Martin of NAPT and Charlie Hood of NASDPTS discuss the National Transportation Safety Board’s findings on driver seat belt use and its call for event data recorders on buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2009

NTSB: Bus driver in Huntsville crash was unbelted

The National Transportation Safety Board’s long-awaited report on the fatal 2006 crash confirms that the school bus driver was not wearing his seat belt, which allowed him to be thrown from the bus before it plunged 30 feet off of a highway ramp.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2009

DOE reports on district's comprehensive response to fatal bus crash

The actions officials at a Minnesota school district took in the days and months after a February 2008 bus crash that killed four students were key in helping students, staff and the community to recover. Efforts included communication, organized support services and memorials.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2009

School bus driver lauded for heroic actions

When a tree branch fell on his bus’ windshield, Nick Frost held the windshield up with one hand and steered his bus to the side of the road with his other hand. No one was seriously injured during the incident. ...

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2009

3 killed as car collides with special-needs bus

TUCSON, Ariz. — A passenger car collided head-on with an Altar Valley School District bus on Sept. 22, causing three fatalites. The Arizona Dep...

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonOctober 1, 2009

A mistake that can be fatal

The tragedy took place just blocks from our home. An 86-year-old man in a Buick Le Sabre struck a stopped car, continued through an intersection a...

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2009

Brake safety devices urged for buses

WASHINGTON, D.C. — School buses and other heavy vehicles should be equipped with technology to prevent unintended acceleration, the National Transport...

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2009

No charges to be filed in fatal school bus crash

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — Authorities announced last week that no criminal charges would be filed in a wreck that killed four specials-needs students in Sep...

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