Friday, January 4, 2008

1/4/08

Police data shows a fall in fatal accidents on Delhi roads
Hindu - Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: The Blueline buses may have wrought havoc on the Capital’s roads this past year spilling blood and injuring hundreds, but Delhi Police statistics ...
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Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city’s chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

Learnings-1
By Ramesh Kumar(Ramesh Kumar)
And also the cleaners washing the Blue Line private buses stationed outside the Delhi Jal Board water dispensers at the T junction where you take a left turn for Gurgaon. Routine stuff. Back home, we entered the washroom and I got ...
Zack-a-Talk - http://zack-a-talk.blogspot.com/

Transit agency puts safety first
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
As the nation's ninth-largest public transit system, we carry nearly 500000 people on an average weekday and routinely move thousands more during the ...
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Cameras eying illegal parkers in transit lanes
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Aided by video cameras mounted on buses,
San Francisco has launched an initiative to punish drivers who illegally park in transit-only lanes. ...
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Council strives for a transit solution
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
Over the last decade as city roads became clogged and the municipality's bus-based transit system became inefficient and crowded, no issue at City Hall saw ...
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Go Transit hopes to avoid Monday strike
Brampton Guardian - Ontario, Canada
BRAMPTON - Go Transit employees were slated to meet with a labour conciliator Friday morning in a bid to avert a strike. About 1200 members of Amalgamated ...
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Cape transit riders look to Beacon Hill for relief
Barnstable Patriot - Barnstable,MA,USA
By Alan Pollock Members of the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (RTA) hope to avoid a worst-case scenario, but they’re warning that sweeping service cuts ...
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City Tours For Passengers In Transit
Bru Direct - Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan - Royal Brunei Airlines in conjunction with Brunei Tourism Board launched the "Window on
Brunei" Transit Tour Programme yesterday. ...
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Ontario's GO Transit resumes talks with union
Globe and Mail - Canada
TORONTO — GO Transit and union representatives will meet Friday morning for talks with a third-party conciliator in an attempt to avert a strike that could ...
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NJ Transit, Port Authority expect smoother evening commute
NJ Blog - New Jersey,USA
by Tom Feeney/The Star Ledger Commuters who endured long delays this morning on NJ Transit and PATH trains should find the going a little easier this ...
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Daley: Citizens Disgusted With Transit Stalemate
WBBM780 - Chicago,IL,USA
Blagojevich to find a compromise that would avoid a doomsday situation for mass transit in the
Chicago area. He says it's the kind of stalemates citizens ...
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Federal Rules Prefer Buses over Streetcar Expansion
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Dylan Rivera, The...
Portland officials, eager to expand the city's heralded streetcar line across the Willamette River, are learning that federal transit managers favor buses for efficiency and may delay or withhold construction funding.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Wires, fires play havoc with PATH, NJ Transit service
NJ Transit cross-honored PATH tickets on its bus and light-rail lines from Hoboken to the Pavonia-Newport and Exchange Place PATH stops. Meanwhile, NJ Transit trains were back to normal by late morning after a downed overhead wire ...
Home News Tribune - News - http://www.thnt.com

MN Falling Behind When It Comes To Investing In State Transit
Minnesota 20 / 20, a nonpartisan "think group" that focuses on state wide issues released a report Wednesday called ''Moving forward.''
Northland's NewsCenter Local News - http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local

New president could determine KC's transit system
A national expert on light rail says the presidential election could determine what type of transit system in Kansas City could qualify for federal funding.
Local News - http://www.nbcactionnews.com

Wires, fires play havoc with PATH, NJ Transit service
NEWARK, NJ - Fires and downed wires played havoc with commuter trains in and out of New York City Thursday morning.
New Jersey News - http://www.phillyburbs.com

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Woman Sues After Texas Bus Wreck
The Associated Press -
VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A woman whose right arm was amputated after the deadly crash of a bus traveling from Mexico to Houston sued the bus company and a ...
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Police investigate tourist bus fire
TVNZ - New Zealand
A blaze which gutted a tourist bus near Milford Sound is being investigated by Police and Land Transport officials. The tourists were on board a Kiwi ...
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Youth wrestling coach gets 10 years for assaults on bus in Mo.
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By ANDALE GROSS / AP A Texas youth wrestling coach was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for molesting two wrestlers on a charter bus as they headed ...
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SCBA meets today to finalise ‘judicial bus’ launching date
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
He said the date for launching of ‘Judicial Bus’ would also be finalised in the meeting. To another query, he said the SCBA had been demanding all political ...
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Northern suburbs get bus route to downtown
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
By ALLIE SHAH, Star Tribune Anticipation is building for a groundbreaking bus service that starts Monday and will link
Forest Lake with downtown Minneapolis ...
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TN bus burning case: 4 more move court for bail
Hindu - Chennai,India
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday adjourned petitions for bail by four accused in the Tamil Nadu State Transport bus burning case which took ...
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Bus strike 'solidly supported'
The Press Association -
The first of four 24-hour strikes by hundreds of bus drivers in a row over hours was said to be "solidly supported" on Thursday. ...
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Bus crash injures two
ABC Online - Australia
Adelaide police are investigating the cause of a bus crash at Salisbury Heights this morning. The bus was travelling along Canterbury Drive when it veered ...
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Federal Legislation Introduced to Prevent Bus Accidents Like in ...
The bus rollover accident that left one man dead, one woman amputated and many more injured took place as the Senate and House both introduced legislation to improve bus safety. INSIDE: Read Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2007 and ...
Traffic News for MyFox Houston - http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox

Teen dies after being hit by bus
A 15-year-old girl has died after being hit by a bus in the Perth suburb of Carlisle.
ABC News : Australia - http://www.abc.net.au/news/australia

Constitution: Texas Woman Kicked off Bus for Reading Bible to Kids
By mondoreb
Right before New Year’s Eve, a woman boarded the public bus in
Ft. Worth, TX with her children to attend church. On the way, she took out her Bible and was reading to her children when the bus driver pulled the bus over and kicked her ...
Blogger News Network - http://www.bloggernews.net

RMT bus drivers in Dorset and Wiltshire in 24-hour walkout over ...
Nearly 400 bus drivers, members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) have begun the first of four separate days of strike action, following the failure of last-ditch talks to resolve a dispute over ...
Latest HR news from PersonnelToday.com - http://www.personneltoday.com/

Set picture added for VW Bus (258-2)
By Peeron.com
Theme: LEGO / Classic / Cars Year: 1957 Pcs: 1 Figs: 0 MSRP: $Unknown.
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One injured when vehicle slams into bus shelter
Whistler Question - B.C., Canada
The incident occurred Tuesday (Jan. 1) at
3:30 am at the intersection of Nancy Greene Drive and Blackcomb Way. The victim was waiting inside a bus-stop ...
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Thieves target travellers
Times of India - India
Although many of these incidents take place outside
Bangalore, the cops at this station handle the cases. "Most victims come here without knowing where the ...
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Brownsville driver charged in deadly Arkansas bus crash
Houston Chronicle - United States
"I don't think amphetamines are really believed to have any valid pharmaceutical use in this country anymore except in rare, rare, rare incidents," Long ...
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Bus Driver Had Previous Speeding Convictions
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
It was unclear whether he was driving a bus in either of those incidents. Forty-nine bus passengers were taken to
Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson, ...
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Driver dies on A90 as icy blast sweeps in
Scotland Courier - Dundee,Scotland,UK
In Dundee, a woman was taken to hospital after the bus she was travelling on was involved in an accident. It was one of a number of minor accidents that ...
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Bomb Blast Kills 4 in Turkey
New York Times - United States
Incidents like this will never stop us, or slow down our determination.” The 46-seat shuttle bus was full, its driver, Cahit Kara, told the Anatolian News ...
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On the Mumbai molestation incident
By Bombay Addict
The police do nothing. Molestation is considered a minor crime. Deepa believes the incident isn’t isolated. In the last 5-10 years, it is practically impossible to travel in a BEST bus especially on the routes in newer suburbs.[. ...
Blogbharti - http://www.blogbharti.com

Hate Crime Charges Rejected
By rnn
4 attack on Sarah Kreager was the first of four violent incidents this month aboard MTA buses. Two passengers on a No. 64 bus in
Brooklyn were attacked by five men Dec. 10. Eight days later, a girl was stabbed in the arm on a No. ...
American Renaissance News - http://www.amren.com/

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Nigeria: 30 Feared Dead in Abaji Road Accident
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
They were involved in a ghastly motor accident involving a mini-bus and two other vehicles in Abaji town, about 45 kilometres from
Abuja, ...
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Zimbabwe: 66 Perish in Holiday Accidents
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Last year 46 people died in road accidents during the same period. The 2007 accidents, which rose to 580 from 559 in 2006, left 378 people injured compared ...
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Did the bus, taxi crackdown help?
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
About six taxis and one bus had been involved in accidents, Mani said. "A couple of taxis (were involved in accidents) from December 16 and after Christmas ...
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Overturned Bus in North Carolina Injures 49 Passengers
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
The driver of the bus had to be airlifted to a local hospital with unknown injuries and the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured from the accident. ...
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Truck and Tour Bus Collide, Killing One and Injuring Many Others
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
The bus was headed towards Houston from Monterrey, Mexico. Investigators believe that the accident was due to driver fatigue. Vinger was unsure whether ...
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Truck and Tour Bus Collide, Killing One and Injuring Many Others
By Jenny Albano
The bus was headed towards
Houston from Monterrey, Mexico. Investigators believe that the accident was due to driver fatigue. Vinger was unsure whether there was more than one driver and stated that weather was not a factor in the ...
Personal Injury Legal News -... - http://www.injuryboard.com/

Bus Accident Attorney
By Accident Claim and get the Truth !(Accident Claim and get the Truth !)
Be sure to check with an bus accident attorney for the proper "statute of limitations" and any other issues that must be addressed to protect your claim. Visit bus accident lawyers for more information on bus accidents.
Accident Claim, Get The Truth Now ! - http://claim-your-accident.blogspot.com/

Hajj 2007/2008 Death Toll - Almost 500 (as reported so far)
By Watcher(Watcher)
This year, over 10 pilgrims have been killed and 40 injured in two bus accidents on the Al-Riyadh - Mecca highway. Another bus crash has claimed three lives. According to the Saudi media, the pilgrims who died in the accidents were from ...
Eye On The World - http://eye-on-the-world.blogspot.com/

Metro names new chief safety officer
Metro tapped a Maryland Transit Administration official to become its new chief safety officer Wednesday, appointing Ronald Keele to head efforts to improve rail and bus safety after several accidents killed pedestrians and employees in ...
Examiner Washington DC - http://www.examiner.com/Washington_DC-Top_News.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC

50 People Injured in Greyhound Bus v. Tractor-Trailer Wreck
By Jurist(Jurist)
These types of accidents also happen in
Los Angeles and Orange County, California. If you were hurt in an accident such as this, you should speak with a serious bus or truck accident lawyer.
Commercial Truck Accident Lawsuit Watch - http://truckaccidentlawsuits.blogspot.com/

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Mass transit stalemate continues, despite latest special session
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
A House committee did discuss ways of coming up with the extra transit money, but the idea put forward by Blagojevich - using state gasoline sales taxes and ...
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Mass-transit stalemate continues
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake,IL,USA
A House committee did discuss ways of coming up with the extra transit money, but the idea put forward by Blagojevich — using state gasoline sales taxes and ...
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Corzine pushes transit-hub tax credits
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
The measure to create "urban transit hubs" will have simultaneous hearings today in the Senate Budget and Assembly Appropriations committees. ...
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Transit fare hike unneeded, says NDP
24 Hours Vancouver - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
By DHARM MAKWANA, 24 HOURS Transit riders can be spared the bite of TransLink's fare increase if its freshly minted board of directors takes responsibility ...
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Noble eyes condos near mass-transit lines
Bangkok Post - Thailand
The listed developer Noble Development Plc plans two new condominiums worth more than two billion baht near mass-transit lines, and will re-launch the Noble ...
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2008: a year of great challenges for public transit
Orangeville Citizen - Orangeville,Canada
AS WE SEE IT, this new year will present some great challenges for public transit in Ontario, and nowhere more so than at GO Transit. On the one hand, ...
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MARTA says brakes on three escalators failed
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By STEVE VISSER MARTA officials confirmed Wednesday that three transit escalators failed New Year's Eve by suddenly running in reverse and hurling dozens of ...
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No transit action in legislative special session
WTHI - Terre Haute,IN,USA
AP - January 2, 2008 7:24 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The latest special session on Chicago transit problems came and went without any movement toward a ...
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LA Sniper: The Transit Boss
LA City Beat - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Zev’s been invited, and we hope to hear his vow to lobby and campaign and fight for the subway to
Santa Monica and for transit projects; Henry’s not on the ...
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Transit fares irk commuters
Burnaby Now - Burnaby,British Columbia,Canada
Burnaby transit users are steamed about increases to transit fare prices, a local MLA said Wednesday. Burnaby-Edmonds MLA Raj Chouhan said he's received ...
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Subways to Revive Female-Only Cars
By rss@masstransitmag.com (By Kim Tae-jong,...
Seoul's subways will soon have female-only passenger carriages again, as from late January subway lines 6 and 7 will start test runs of the women-only cars. The move is designed to help protect female passengers from possible sexual ...
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Another special session scheduled to deal with Illinois transit ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Governor Rod Blagojevich says he still favors a proposal that would shift state gasoline sales tax money to help Chicago’s mass transit systems.
News/state from www.kcchronicle.com - http://www.kcchronicle.com/

Calgary Transit Goes Green(er)
By Simon Barrett
In a move that is nothing short of idiocy, they have increased the transit fare to $2:50, they should be charging less not more! A 25 cent increase may not seem much, but it is enough to scare people away. This is not my idea of how to ...
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Vancouver transit fares go up
By Rob Peters
It seems like a small amount, but all the little price hikes add up."With the arrival of 2008, people in Metro Vancouver are paying more for public transit. Prices are going up for all Translink services — buses, Seabuses,... read more.
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Road accidents decline in the capital
Hindu - Chennai,India
The "killer" Blueline buses were involved in 376 accidents last year as compared to 371 in 2006, Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal said. ...
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Delhi Police decides to re-draw jurisdiction map of the Capital
Delhi Newsline - Delhi,India
Recently, when an unidentified beggar was killed by a Blueline bus at Ranjeet Singh flyover, both
Connaught Place and Tilak Marg Police Stations argued over ...
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Survivors recall chaos of Victoria bus wreck
Houston Chronicle - United States
2: At least one person was killed and dozens were injured when a charter bus from Mexico to Houston crashed onto its side near Victoria then was hit by a ...
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50 Hurt in NC Bus, Tractor-Trailer Wreck
The Associated Press -
HENDERSON, NC (AP) — A Greyhound bus slammed into a tractor-trailer Wednesday and plunged down an embankment, injuring about 50 people, officials said. ...
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A look at fatal bus crashes in Texas
Houston Chronicle - United States
2: At least one person was killed and dozens were injured when a charter bus from Mexico to Houston crashed onto its side near Victoria then was hit by a ...
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Bus firms scrap fare discounts in Davao Norte routes--staff
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Allan Nawal, Orlando Dinoy DAVAO CITY -- Bus companies servicing routes north of this city, including Davao del Norte province, have stopped giving ...
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Woman fatally hit by bus is identified
Chicago Tribune - United States
NORTHWEST SIDE - A Chicago woman who died of her injuries after being hit by a Chicago Transit Authority bus has been identified as Ludwika Szynalik of the ...
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AP-NH--Kids unhurt in NH school bus crash
Boston Globe - United States
WINDHAM, NH—Students on a school bus were unharmed Wednesday when the bus collided with a Federal Express truck. The collision happened Wednesday afternoon ...
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GO Transit bus drivers to strike on Monday
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The union representing GO Transit bus drivers yesterday announced they will strike beginning at 12:01 am on Monday, Jan. 7. On its Web site, ...
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Four injured in bus crash
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Two children and two adults were injured this afternoon when the school bus they were in collided with a car that reportedly ran a red light. ...
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Missed the bus? Next one in three minutes!
DUBAI - Here is a great news for bus travellers - you may need no more than three minutes to board the bus at the bus stop.
Khaleej Times : UAE News - http://www.khaleejtimes.com/

Bus services hit by strike
Bus services across the New Forest were hit today as drivers went on strike.
This is Hampshire | Hampshire News - http://www.thisishampshire.net

Bus fares set to rise
Bradford bus passengers will see an average four per cent price increase on fares - as some prices are frozen and some go up this weekend.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus... - http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Texas Bus Crash Kills 1; Dozens Hurt
A chartered bus coming from Mexico veered off a highway early Wednesday and overturned, killing one passenger and injuring dozens of others, at least six of them critically, authorities said.
National News for MyFox Cleveland - http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox

Some 50 people injured when bus, tractor-trailer collide in NC
A Greyhound bus slammed into a tractor-trailer Wednesday and plunged down an embankment, injuring about 50 people, officials said.
KBCI - News - National & World News - http://www.2news.tv/news/national

Spat at, beaten and abused... the bus driver’s life
ic Wales - United Kingdom
Owing to the seriousness of these incidents we have regretfully had to withdraw some services. “The antisocial behaviour experienced by our drivers has also ...
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Counting cost of vandalism
Sunderland Echo - England,UK
It makes for a less than enjoyable experience for bus users when they turn up and see a shelter that's been vandalised. "When incidents of vandalism do ...
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12:03 PM, US1 (Raleigh Road) S, Vehicle Accident, Lanes Closed
Accident involving tractor-trailer and Greyhound passenger bus.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

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Victoria Tour Bus Crash Kills One, Critically Injures Many
InjuryBoard.com - Tampa,FL,USA
At the time of the accident, it is believed approximately 45 people were on the bus traveling to
Houston, Texas. One bus passenger died at the accident ...
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North Korea Today No. 104 Dec 2007
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
It is natural that the accidents involving the 116 buses happen often. Last November 4th, in Musanryung Hill , a 116 bus fell off the cliff because of its ...
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S Goa witnessed rise in road accidents last year
Navhind Times - Panjim,India
Margao, Jan 1 Even as the analysis of road accidents in South Goa has pointed out that most of the victims are two wheelers riders and pedestrians, ...
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Three dead as bus and car collide
BBC News - UK
Mr McCann, 38, said there had been numerous accidents on the road. He said: "I've lost count of the number of times I've run out of my house in my boxer ...
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Zimbabwean Holiday Road Accident Toll Reaches 66 On New Year's Day
Voice of America - USA
Twenty-four people died in road accidents during the holidays in 2006. On Friday, 12 members of one family died when the truck they were riding in hit a bus ...
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Victoria Tour Bus Crash Kills One, Critically Injures Many
By Craig Cherry
At approximately 4:00 am this morning, a motor coach tour bus operated by Capricorn Bus Lines overturned and flipped on its side while traveling on US Highway 77 near Victoria, Texas. At the time of the accident, it is believed ...
Personal Injury Legal News -... - http://www.injuryboard.com/

Feature Photo: But You Should See The Other Guy!
By YatPundit
I've actually been on a NOPSI bus that was involved in a minor traffic accident, and even that was a paperwork nightmare for the bus driver. In the case of streetcar-versus-auto accidents, the odds are more likely that the auto driver ...
Canal Streetcar (dot com) - http://www.canalstreetcar.com/

Several Important Point Regarding Bus Accidents
By Greate Way(Greate Way)
As a victim, having a professional lawyer who has special expertise in handling bus accident cases and knowledgeable about the laws governing common carriers in the area where you had an accident is greatly advisable.
Legal: Personal Injury - http://legal-personal-injury-gw.blogspot.com/

1/2/08
By Al M(Al M)
Another issue for bus passengers is the lack of seat belts and shoulder belts. I have been in two bus accidents without injury, but one sudden stop sent me sailing four or five feet forward. I managed to grab a post and only received a ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

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