Saturday, November 1, 2008

11/1/08

Metro Transit seeing more bogus bus passes
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
Public transit in metro has been hit by an increase in the use of fake bus passes, according to a release Friday. Metro Transit officials said in the ...
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Bus with high school football team crashes in Pinole
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Roman Gokhman PINOLE — A charter bus carrying the Alameda High School varsity football team crashed into a center median of a feeway off-ramp while ...
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Waterbury police say toddler killed by school bus
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Waterbury police say a toddler has been struck and killed by a school bus in a parking lot. Police say the 2-year-old boy was the son of a bus driver, ...
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Overtaking bus slams into car in Pampanga; 6 dead, 56 hurt
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
(UPDATED 4:04) MANILA, Philippines — At least six people, including a priest, were killed in a head-on collision between a packed passenger bus and a ...
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Bus falls into gorge in Maharashtra
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Mumbai: At least 15 passengers were killed and 38 injured on Saturday when a bus plunged into a gorge in Maharashtra's Raigad district, a police official ...
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St. George police evacuate Greyhound bus after guns reported on board
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
St. George police confirm they surrounded a Greyhound bus at Interstate 15's Exit 4 early this morning after receiving reports that there were armed people ...
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Texas Mom Throws 4-Year-Old Daughter Into Traffic
FOXNews - USA
When the incident happened Tuesday, Gallardo and her three children were waiting for a city bus. A witness at the bus stop told police he saw Gallardo lift ...
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Six hurt as bus hits bollards
SIX people were taken to hospital after Manchester's infamous rising bollards shot up under a Metroshuttle bus.
Manchester Evening News - http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/

BELT OVERHEATED: NO ONE HURT IN BUS FIRE
A small fire caused minor damage to a Winston-Salem city bus just before 9 am yesterday at the Clark Campbell Transportation Center at the corner of Fifth and Trade streets. The bus was empty at the time, and no one was injured, ...
WSJ News Local - http://www2.journalnow.com/content/list/news/local/

Henbury's n0-go zone for buses after yob attacks
Evening Post - Bristol,England,UK
In September 2003 First diverted buses away from Crow Lane and Station Road after a number of incidents in which bus windows were smashed by yobs, ...
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When fury spills over to roads
Times of India - India
They were abusing each other till a man from a car waiting behind the bus came out and shouted at them to make way for the traffic. In a similar incident a ...
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Driver faces felony charges
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
At least two incidents occurred on a school bus, she said. Defense attorney Daniel Geherin had argued that Osuntuyi was not in a position of authority and ...
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Police bus plan to tackle Halloween crime
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
It comes after previous incidents on Halloween, which have seen bus services being cancelled or withdrawn because of yobbish behaviour like eggs and flower ...
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Masked man tried to abduct boys, cops say
The boys fled and boarded the bus to school, police said. Police did not think the attempted abduction was connected to incidents earlier this month when a man dressed as a clown tried to lure children into his vehicle on the South Side ...
Chicago Breaking News - http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/blog/


Daily Crime Incidents for October 31, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 29/10/2008 at 2030 hrs at Apperipade Kepu village Bantwal Taluk one driver of KSRTC bus bearing Reg. No. KL-15-6654 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against an auto rickshaw bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-149. ...
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DTC, Blueline claim two more lives
Hindustan Times ePaper - New Delhi,India
IN TWO separate incidents, Delhi's killer buses killed two Nand Nagri residents, on Monday Mumtaz Khan, 25, was run over by the rear wheel of a Blueline bus ...
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55 injured in bus accidents
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
Shimla, October 31 : Nearly 55 persons were injured in two separate bus accidents, in Shimla district, near Rampur, and Sirmour district. ...
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Road accident kills six Belgian tourists in Upper Egypt
Xinhua - China
The accident occurred when the bus carrying the Belgian tourists was traveling on the road between the southern tourism cities of Aswan and Abu Simble, ...
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Dar`s most accident prone areas unveiled
IPPmedia - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
At the Stop Overí spot the causes of accidents were identified as improper placing of bus stop, lack of warning signs, speed limit and of guard rail to face ...
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Subway Sodomy Allegations Supported By Transit Cop
Gothamist - NY,USA
Sources in the NYPD say that a transit officer who participated in the arrest of Michael Mineo in a Brooklyn subway station earlier this month has broken ...
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Transit cop may speak on alleged NYPD assault
7Online.com - New York,NY,USA
A transit officer is reportedly going to break ranks and tell what he saw that afternoon. Six people have come forward supporting the victim's version of ...
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Portage County transit bus drivers strike begins third month
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Kent- Long underwear and wool caps have replaced T-shirts and shorts, but the resolve of striking Portage County transit bus drivers remains unshakable as ...
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English transit boss compares TTC to London
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
And although comparisons are not entirely helpful, he says public transit in Toronto rates favourably with London's. No, it's not nearly as extensive, ...
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Bicyclist, bus collide on Near Northwest Side
Chicago Tribune - United States
A bicyclist was involved in a collision with a CTA bus Thursday morning on Chicago's Near Northwest Side. Officials could not describe the bicyclist's ...
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Manjimup bus crash victim identified
ABC Online - Australia
Police have released the details of an elderly woman killed in a tourist bus crash in the South West. 82-year-old Joy Rose Taylor died and about a dozen ...
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6 Belgians die in bus accident in south Egypt
The Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — A tourist bus overturned in southern Egypt, killing six Belgian tourists and injuring 26 other Belgian passengers early Friday, ...
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Bus Collision, Police Chase Blocks I-395 Traffic
Washington Post - United States
By Debbi Wilgoren The driver of a stolen vehicle crashed into a bus on a highway ramp this morning while fleeing Virginia State Police, then carjacked ...
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Reader Commentaries: Problems with the "Rapid Bus Plus"
Berkeley Daily Planet - Berkeley,CA,USA
By Rob Wrenn Opponents of AC Transit's planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service have proposed an alternative that they call "Rapid Bus Plus" (RB+). ...
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Yob spat in bus driver's face
A MAN spat in a bus driver's face after he was caught using a forged day saver ticket.
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Ridership down 20 percent, says bus firm
MANILA, Philippines - With the All Saints' and All Souls' Days falling on a weekend, a bus firm in Metro Manila said there were visibly less people taking the bus to go to their respective provinces.
GMA News.tv - http://www.gmanews.tv/


Bus fire on A40
PASSENGERS were evacuated because of a bus fire in south Herefordshire yesterday.
Hereford Times | News - http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/


Judge to rule on charges for bus driver
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
She also said at least two of the fondling incidents took place on the bus after Osuntuyi dropped students off at their schools. During cross-examination ...
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Coach torching sad slur on our city
The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia
A visit to Canberra by a group of Adelaide schoolchildren has been marred by mindless criminal behaviour, the torching of their bus early yesterday in the ...
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Three killed in different incidents
The Nation, Pakistan - Karachi,Pakistan
In another incident, a speeding bus crushed a 15-year-old student to death in Shah Faisal Colony area. Deceased was crossing the road when the bus hit him. ...
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Sex beast attack in Coatbridge bus shelter
Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser - Airdrie,Lanarkshire,UK
Police are appealing for witnesses to both incidents. They are particularly keen to speak to the man who arrived and helped the victim during the Coatbridge ...
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Road accidents leave 13 dead across China
By writer
30 (Xinhua) — Thirteen people died and more than 30 were injured in three separate road accidents across China on Wednesday and Thursday. Police in Shanghai said one tour bus with more than 30 passengers aboard ran into a BMW sedan on a ...
Thailand News | Asia News | World... - http://english.siamdailynews.com/

Feds: Bus companies were bullied by Chinatown gang
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged 13 members of a Chinatown gang in New York City with bullying at least two interstate bus companies for a ...
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Bodies of 12 victims in Taliban bus attack arrive in Kabul
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
KABUL, October 22 (RIA Novosti) - The bodies of 12 bus passengers, who were seized and massacred by the Taliban, have arrived in the Afghan capital of Kabul ...
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Against Me! Cancel Salt Lake City Show Due to Bus Accident
MarketWatch - USA
The band's bus hit a patch of ice on I-80 in Wyoming while the band was en route to Salt Lake City. Thankfully, nobody suffered any injuries; however, ...
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LTFRB: Erring bus drivers to retrain
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Abigail Kwok MANILA, Philippines -- Drivers of three bus companies have been ordered to undergo re-training and seminar by the Land Transportation and ...
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16-year-old shot at bus stop
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... 2008 2:00 am A 16-year-old received a life-threatening injury after he and his mother were beaten and shot at by two men arguing with them at a bus stop ...
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Shields for bus drivers backed
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
The move comes on the heels of heightened concern over bus safety following wide media dissemination of videotaped assaults of drivers in recent weeks. ...
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'Bus strike talks disrupted by outsiders'
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Sensitive negotiations that had almost led to the more than 1 000 striking bus drivers returning to work seemed to have been scuttled again by outside ...
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Deal would put bus system in charge of commuter train
Nashville's bus agency is poised to take over operations of the area's only commuter train in December.
Nashville, TN News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/nashville-tn


Police investigate shooting at Phoenix bus stop
A man was shot multiple times and taken to a local hospital and his condition is unknown at this time.
Phoenix, AZ News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/phoenix-az



Chinese Circus of Pekin Bus Accident in Mexico 13 Wounded
By patgarcia
The pink bus property of the circus had an accident, its driver, a 23 year old man was not driving within permitted speed limits.The thirteen wounded persons were hurried by air and ambulance to different hospotals around the area of ...
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Teens Responsible For Bus Beating Surrender
"We didn't start it", is the excuse given by a group of teenage girls suspected of beating another teen on a Milwaukee County bus. They turned themselves in Wednesday October...



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Seattle Times
Road vs. rail: Nickels, Freeman spar over Proposition 1
Seattle Times - United States
Because of our relatively spread-out communities, Sound Transit's proposed light-rail extensions, on the Nov. 4 ballot, will not reduce road congestion, ...
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Why can't Washington County get a transportation break?
Minnesota Public Radio - Saint Paul,MN,USA
Only 1.3 percent of Washington County commuters used transit in 2000, according to the US Census, while 93.3 percent drove; walking and working at home ...
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NJ Transit Service Suspension
Rail service is suspended on NJ Transit's Gladstone branch between Gladstone and Summit. Spokesman Dan Stessel says there's no electricity because the part of the train that...
New York City, NY News RSS Feed... - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/new-york-city-ny


Bus and van hijacked in North overnight
Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland
The incidents began just after 7pm when three masked men seized a bus at the Drumbeg roundabout in Craigavon. Passengers on the bus were ordered off. ...
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Hall Co. bus driver arrested for theft
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
Jewell Armour, Executive Director of Operation and Transportation, said Pace has no previous incidents of misconduct since she was hired by the school ...
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Incidents reported to the University Police Department:
Red and Black - Athens,GA,USA
Robert Wallace reported a lost wallet on the Athens Transit Bus #14 at 4:40 pm Oct. 16. Wallace told police he believes he left his wallet on the bus. ...
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MNS activists continue to vandalise shops, vehicles
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
Nine BEST buses were vandalised by MNS party workers. "Nine buses were damaged on Wednesday but there were no injuries unlike the incidents on Tuesday," ...
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Vehicles hijacked in rioting
By micheailin o'cinnsealach(micheailin o'cinnsealach)
A bus and van were hijacked last night as disturbances broke out in Co Armagh. Police officers and fire crews came under attack during the trouble in Lurgan and Craigavon. The incidents began just after 7pm when three masked men ...
SAOIRSE32 - http://fenian32.livejournal.com/

One dead, two hospitalised after multiple accidents
The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria
The accident happened at about 3.30pm on the Dorman Long Bridge, Surulere, when a Toyota Hiace commercial bus marked XK 481 LSR, allegedly lost control. ...
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Clamp down on buses too
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
It is thus not surprising that in a space of one week, there have been three serious bus accidents in a radius of 20 miles from the city. ...
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Blueline owners liable for unlicensed drivers
Times of India - India
It means that the insurance company is not liable to pay the owner or at the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal. The order came in a case where it emerged from ...
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Bus wrecks up last 3 months
DeSoto Times Today - Hernando,MS,USA
By Amanda Compton-Ortiz DeSoto County — The DeSoto County School District has seen a slight surge this school year in school bus accidents involving ...
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Fatal crash blamed on drunk driver
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Data from 2003-2007 from the city's traffic police shows that Kopaja vehicles were involved in 379 accidents, while Metromini minibuses and public minivans ...
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BBC News
Meeting over school bus safety
BBC News - UK
Families of schoolchildren killed or injured in school bus accidents in the north east of Scotland are meeting MSP Stewart Stevenson in Aberdeen. ...
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Muni on track for major route, service overhaul
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
(10-21) 04:00 PDT San Francisco -- San Francisco officials have pledged for two years that an overhaul of the city's embattled Municipal Railway transit ...
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Bus accidents claim 45 lives
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
GUWAHATI: Forty-five people were killed and scores injured yesterday in two bus accidents in India, police and officials said. Twenty-three people were ...
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School bus kills pedestrian on Detroit's east side
Detroit Free Press - United States
By JOE ROSSITER • Free Press Staff Writer • October 14, 2008 A 41-year-old pedestrian was killed this morning after walking in front of a school bus on ...
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Driver in Amish bus accident claims he wasn't paid
Detroit Free Press - United States
By Gina Damron • Free Press Staff Writer • October 14, 2008 The driver of a bus that got into an accident last week on US-23 in Northfield Township, ...
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Bus tragedy after Peruvian cup clash
RTE.ie - Ireland
Eight people died and 22 were injured when a bus carrying a second division Peruvian football team plunged 200 metres down a ravine on Sunday night. ...
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Teen accused of groping girl on school bus
Livingston Daily - Livingston,MI,USA
16 while the bus was traveling at an undisclosed location in Marion Township. "A witness observed the male suspect grabbing the girl's breasts on several ...
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Bus drivers in stand-off with police
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Hundreds of striking bus drivers were engaged in a tense stand-off with police in Durban's Botha Gardens on Wednesday. Police with riot gear blocked the bus ...
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Collision between bus and truck in India's Assam state
Radio Australia - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
In India at least 23 people have been killed in a crash between a bus and a truck. Our reporter in New Delhi, Claire Mackay, reports police in the ...
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Bus shelter robbed from suburban Borivali
In a surprise move and first of its kind of robbery, some miscreants removed the new stylish bus shelters put up by the BEST authorities at the Shastri Nagar in suburban Borivali.
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• Hamilton bus driver admitted to sexually assaulting special ...
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
According to the detective, Shingle was actually driving the bus down the road during several of the incidents. "(The student) described where she would ...
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Schoolchildren struck by cars
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
John Hunkiar, director of security for Leon County Schools, said since both incidents happened at the time of school bus pickups, it is procedure for the ...
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Editorial: Protect bus drivers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
The incident was caught by surveillance video, and authorities are looking for the suspect. In another incident, on a Route 63 bus at N. 57th St. and W. ...
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25 die in Uttarakhand road mishaps
Chandigarh Tribune - India
"The bus driver lost his balance after the boulder hit the bus and the vehicle fell into a gorge", Mohan Singh said. Meanwhile, in another road incident, ...
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Former school bus driver goes to prison
Traverse City Record Eagle - Traverse City,MI,USA
Those charges stem from multiple incidents with a female student in March. Bigger met the student while working for the school, but the incidents happened ...
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Four arrested in Burnley taxi and bus driver protection operation
Lancashire Telegraph - Blackburn,England,UK
... which uses a decoy bus and taxis to catch those carrying out anti-social behaviour. It has been introduced following a spate of incidents where objects ...
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