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April 20, 2012
One Dead Many Others Injured in Tour Bus Crash
A 40-year-old woman was killed late Friday night in an accident at mile marker 139 on the Ohio Turnpike involving a tour bus and multiple vehicles. The fatal bus crash happened at around 11 p.m. in Lorain County, Ohio. Officials say 40-year-old Cynthia Dent of Detroit was pronounced dead on the scene after her vehicle was struck by a Lakefront Lines charter bus. Ten people were transported to nearby hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to critical. A witness on the bus told reporters that the bus driver was knocked unconscious immediately after the collision, prompting passengers to rush toward the front of the bus to steer it off the highway. In total, seven vehicles were reportedly involved in the accident, though OSHP did not release details in the immediate aftermath of the crash. The Lakefront Lines tour bus was on its way to New York City. Lakefront Lines did not comment on the crash. Authorities are currently investigating what caused Friday night's fatal tour bus crash.
April 17, 2012
Family of Bus Crash Victim Files Lawsuit
The family of Sakina Master, a woman killed in a 2011 tour bus accident, have filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging the bus was speeding and had a defective tire, the Wall Street Journal reports. The lawsuit, filed in Niagara County Court, names the bus driver along with tire-maker Bridgestone Americas Tire, Bedore Tours of North Tonawanda and Motor Coach Industries of Schaumburg, Illinois. The July 17, 2011 crash took place near Avoca, New York when a tour bus ran off the side of Interstate 390 before overturning and coming to a stop in a wooded area. Sakina Master and another passenger were killed and dozens were injured in the crash. The allegations in the lawsuit state that belts on the left front tire were not properly assembled, which, coupled with the bus driver speeding seven miles per hour over the designated limit, made the bus overturn and crash. The lawsuit also blames Motor Coach because the bus was not equipped with seatbelts.
April 3, 2012
Two School Bus Crashes in Virginia Injure 16
Local authorities are investigating two Virginia school bus crashes that occurred less than two hours apart on Tuesday afternoon. The first crash, which occurred at roughly 2 p.m. in Midlothian, injured seven Midlothian High School students and two adults. The driver of an ice cream truck was heading northbound at the 1200 block of Charter Colony Parkway when he swerved to avoid cars that had stopped in front of him and collided head-on with the southbound school bus. The students and the ice cream truck driver were taken to St. Francis Medical Center with minor injuries. The school bus driver was rushed to VCU Medical Center with critical injuries. Local authorities are uncertain whether speed played a factor in the Midlothian school bus crash. The ice cream truck driver will be cited for reckless driving, authorities said.
The second crash of the day occurred at around 3:27 p.m in Henrico County. Seven people in total were injured after a county school bus collided with a pickup truck and trailer at the intersection of Creighton and Dabbs House roads. The bus and pickup truck collided on a narrow part of the road, with part of the school bus ending up in a ditch. Five special needs children on the bus and two occupants of the pickup truck were taken to Bon Secours memorial Regional Medical Center with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening. It is unclear if either of the school busses were fitted with seat belts and if the belts were being used by the students at the time of the crashes. Local authorities in Virginia are investigating both of Tuesday's school bus accidents.
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March 26, 2012
Nine-Year-Old Boy Dies After Tractor Trailer Collides With School Bus
A nine-year-old boy was killed and five other students were critically injured Monday afternoon when a tractor trailer collided with a school bus in St. Lucie County, Florida. The fatal accident occurred at around 3:50 p.m. when a school bus carrying 30 students from Frances K. Sweet Elementary School made a left turn in front of an oncoming tractor trailer loaded with sod. The tractor trailer collided with the school bus, killing nine-year-old Aaron Beauchamp and sending five other students to nearby hospital in critical condition. At least 15 were injured in the crash. Though the school bus driver turned into the path of the oncoming tractor trailer, authorities are not conclusively saying what caused the crash until more information has been gathered. The current investigation is being led by the Florida Highway Patrol.
March 15, 2012
One dead and 18 Injured in Pennsylvania School Bus Crash
A tractor trailer driver hauling soft drinks died Wednesday afternoon after a highway collision with a school bus. State police say at least 15 people were injured in the crash, which occurred on Route 281 near Rockwood, Pennsylvania. The tractor trailer driver was declared dead at the scene of the accident by emergency responders. According to a hospital spokesman, eight people were taken to Somerset Hospital by ambulance immediately following the crash, and at least seven others were transported to the hospital by bus with minor injuries. It was unclear how many of the injured where students. It was reported that an unspecified number of high school students between the grades of 10 through 12 were in the bus at the time of the crash. The school bus was transporting the students from Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District to a technical school when the fatal crash occurred.
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Wednesday's bus accident was the fourth school bus accident this week. Earlier in the week, school buses in Washington, Missouri and Indiana crashed, causing one death and injuries to over 50 children. On Thursday, a fifth bus accident occurred in Ohio, though none of the 17 children on board were seriously injured. An investigation into Wednesday's school bus crash in western Pennsylvania is currently ongoing.
February 16, 2012
One Child Dead in Crash Between Dump Truck and School Bus
A dump truck collided with a school bus filled with students from Chesterfield Elementary School on Thursday morning, killing one child and injuring 17 others. The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Old York Road and Bordentown Chesterfield Road (Route 528) in Chesterfield, New Jersey. No charges have been filed yet as authorities are currently piecing together what caused the fatal accident. Three of the children injured in the crash had to be airlifted to Cooper University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The drivers of both the school bus and the dump truck were taken to area hospitals but their injuries were not serious. The child that was killed, an 11-year-old girl, is the daughter of a New Jersey state police trooper who may have had at least one other child on the bus. The investigation into Thursday's fatal crash in Chesterfield is ongoing.
January 8, 2012
Rimrock Trailways Bus Crash in Montana Kills Two and Injures 32
Two people are dead and 32 others were injured early Sunday morning when a Rimrock Trailways bus crashed and slid on its side down Interstate 90 near Clinton, Montana. The bus was on its way to Missoula from Billings when the fatal crash occurred at around 7 a.m.
According to authorities, the driver of the Rimrock Trailways bus was driving at an estimated speed of 65 to 70 miles per hour on an icy strip of highway when he lost control of the bus, flipping it on its side. The bus then slid around 150 feet, ejecting passengers and breaking windows along the driver's side of the bus. Three passengers ended up being pinned underneath the bus when it finally came to a stop in the median. A 60-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man were killed. Twelve passengers were taken to a Missoula hospital, seven of which were in critical condition and one in serious condition as of Sunday evening. Four passengers were treated and released from the hospital.
Investigators don't know what caused the fatal bus crash, but the driver's speed and icy road conditions are believed to be contributing factors. An investigation into the cause of Sunday morning's Rimrock Trailways bus crash is ongoing.
January 6, 2012
Victim of Greyhound Bus Crash Awarded $7.2 Million
A woman who was badly injured in a 2007 Greyhound bus rollover accident was awarded $7.2 million by a jury in Dallas, Texas. The lawsuit, filed by Ashley Reedy of Colorado, alleged the Greyhound driver of using his cell phone while driving on an icy road. According to the complaint, the bus driver lost control of the vehicle on Interstate 40 in Wheeler County, Texas, while approaching an accident. Driver Rashad Armand Nichols was allegedly distracted by his cell phone before slamming on the brakes and flipping the bus on the icy highway. Cell phone records from the day of the crash indicated that Nichols was on his cell phone 17 times during the three hours before the Greyhound bus accident. The jury in this case sided with Reedy, declaring both Nichols and Greyhound to be grossly negligent in the crash. Reedy will receive $2.2 million in compensatory damages and $4.8 million in punitive damages.
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January 4, 2012
Staten Island Bus Company Pays $9.5 Million to Estate of Bus Accident Victim
The Atlantic Express bus company will pay $9.5 million to the estate of a woman run over and killed by one of their buses nearly three years ago. The fatal crash occurred on January 21, 2009 when an Atlantic Express bus driver ran a red light at the intersection of 34th Street and Madison Avenue, striking and killing Angela Reid as she was walking to work at New York University's Langone Medical Center. Ms. Reid died of her injuries three months after the bus accident. The man behind the wheel of the Atlantic Express bus was an ex-convict who did not disclose his criminal record or suspended New Jersey license prior to being hired. Records show that bus driver Rufus Jones had a lengthy rap sheet that included 31 convictions. The $9.5 million settlement will go to a trust fund set up for Ms. Reid's two sons.
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