INTERNATIONAL BUS NEWS REPORTS: February 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

Officials: Bus driver let go after failing to report information - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports

Greyhound bus stabbing trial commences in Alamogordo - Alamogordo Daily News

Report: Boy brought loaded gun on bus after student made threat - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports

13 students, 2 teachers killed in Thai bus crash - News and Weather For The Quad Cities -

13 students, 2 teachers killed in Thai bus crash - News and Weather For The Quad Cities -

BANGKOK (AP) - A double-decker tour bus carrying students on a school
trip to the beach crashed Friday into a truck in eastern Thailand,
killing 15 people and injuring more than 30 others, police said.

The fatalities included 13 children, between the ages of 10 and 15, and two teachers, said police Lt. Col. Anukarn Thammavijarn.

The bus was carrying about 60 girls from a school
in northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima city for a daytrip in the seaside town
of Pattaya. As it drove along a downhill road in the early morning
darkness, it lost control and slammed into an 18-wheeler truck that was
in front of it, Anukarn said.

After making impact, the bus spun around and
slipped off the shoulder of the road. Pictures from the crash site in
Prachinburi province, near their departure site, showed the windows had
shattered on both levels of the bus.

Police were searching for the driver, who fled the
scene, and were investigating whether the brakes had failed or if the
driver had dozed off at the wheel.

"We suspect there might have been a problem with
the brakes, because the bus looked old," Anukarn said. "But we're not
ruling out the possibility that the driver might have been asleep."

Another double-decker bus carrying male students
from the same school was following the girls' bus but not involved in
the accident.

Road accidents are common in Thailand, where safety
standards are poor and road rules are rarely enforced. Last year, more
than 8,600 people died in accidents on Thai roads.

High crime makes B46 baddest bus in NYC - NY Daily News

Bus Driver Fired for Helping Hungry Student Fights Back With Lawsuit | Parenting - Yahoo Shine

Bus trip tours from Dallas cash in on CO's legal weed industry - Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com

Bus trip tours from Dallas cash in on CO's legal weed industry - Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com
Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com

Angry bus driver kicks off passengers | Peterborough Examiner

School bus driver smacks student with broom in brawl | Fox 59 News – fox59.com

Thursday, February 27, 2014

2 Killed in Taliban Attack on Passenger Bus - Ariana News

2 Killed in Taliban Attack on Passenger Bus - Ariana News

At least two civilians were killed and two others were
wounded Tuesday after the Taliban insurgents attacked a passenger bus in
southern Ghazni province.

The attack happened in Qarabagh district after the passenger bus
didn’t stop as asked by the insurgents, Ghazni police chief said.

Asadullah Insafi confirmed two people were killed and two others were wounded in the incident.

91-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Elia Miranski Struck, Killed by School Bus in Maryland | NBC4 Washington

Two children hit by school bus, one airlifted to Indianapolis | Fox 59 News – fox59.com

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Woman hit by bus in Wellington | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News

Eight Transported to Hospital After Houston Bus Crash | News 92 FM | Official Site for Houston News, Traffic, Weather, Breaking News

WDTV.COM 5 News: 5 NEWS UPDATE: Accident Sends School Bus Into Creek

Bus driver forced to crawl out of window after wedging vehicle in tunnel | Mail Online

Bus driver killed as bus plunges onto rail tracks

CHP identifies suspect vehicle in Sonoma County bottle-throwing attacks (w/video) | The Press Democrat

Monday, February 24, 2014

Dayton RTA driver saved by religious text | Dayton, OH News | www.daytondailynews.com

Bus beheader poised to get more freedom | Chatham Daily News

Trial set for Kan. bus driver - KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, Sports

Trial set for Kan. bus driver - KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, Sports

EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) - A bench trial has been scheduled for a
64-year-old school bus driver charged in an accident that resulted in
the bus tipped over in a creek in south-central Kansas last fall.

The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1eqFGM2
) the trial for Morris Peterson is set for April 2 in Butler County.
Peterson has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and reckless
driving. Butler County Assistant Attorney Alice Burns says Peterson's
attorney requested the trial during a hearing Monday.

Ten children were aboard the bus during an
afternoon route on Oct. 31, when the bus was pushed off the road by high
water and into swollen Muddy Creek as Morris tried to cross a low-water
bridge. The only child who was injured was treated and released the
same day from a hospital.

Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Cleveland RTA Bus Racks to Carry Three Bikes Instead of Two

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2014/02/18/cleveland-rta-bus-racks-to-carry-three-bikes-instead-of-two

Bus riders frustrated over snow piling up at stops

http://www.19actionnews.com/story/24747532/keeping-bus-stops-clear-is-a

Decatur Township kindergarten student left on bus

on the bus Tuesday afternoon.

This Liberty Early Elementary Student was found asleep on the bus by the bus driver at the transportation garage during standard closing procedures.

The director of Transportation contacted the student’s mother and made arrangements to transport the student home.

According to a statement made by the director of transportation, student safety is of the utmost importance and MSD Decatur Township bus drivers conduct closing procedures and inspections at the end of every run.

CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Drowsy Bus Driver Plows Through Trees, Poles And Into Building

http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_13351.shtml

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Bus drivers dislike drunks - Regional | The Star Online

Tour bus driver dead in Vt. truck crash

Tour bus driver dead in Vt. truck crash

WEST HAVEN, Vt. — A tour bus struck a jackknifed tractor-trailer
collided on an icy western Vermont roadway, killing the bus driver,
police said Saturday.

Vermont State Police said the truck was stopped on state Route 22A in
West Haven on Friday night when the bus crested a hill, lost control
and careened into the guard rails and the trailer.

The bus driver, Darnell Hannah, 59, of Millstone, N.J., was trapped
in the wreckage and died from his injuries, police said. Two of the
remaining 31 people on board had moderate injuries and the rest had
minor injuries, according to police.

Eight patients were transported to Porter Hospital in Middlebury and
24, including the truck driver, were taken to Rutland Regional Medical
Center.

Shari Owens, a spokeswoman for Rutland, said one person was admitted
in good condition and the rest were treated and released by 2:30 a.m.
Porter Hospital declined to comment on the conditions of its crash
victims, citing privacy rules.

Police did not release the name of the tour bus company. Neither the
point of origin nor destination of the bus was immediately known.

The road as ice-covered at the time of the crash and police called
the conditions a contributing factor. Anyone who witnessed the crash is
asked to call state police in Rutland

Bus Driver, 2 Monitors Fired

Bus Driver, 2 Monitors Fired

Three Lebanon R-3 Transportation Department Employees have been fired
after a pre-school student was left on a bus by himself for two hours on
Wednesday afternoon. The three employees were initially suspended with
pay but have now been terminated. Assistant superintendent Brad
Armstrong who is in charge of personnel for the district says the
employees were fired for not following district procedures and training.

'Battle bus' aims to catch stone throwing vandals (From Daily Echo)

Man Sought in Torching of Mayoral Candidate's Campaign Bus - Police & Fire - Newark, NJ Patch

Bus bursts into flames after West Berbice pupils exit - Stabroek News - Georgetown, Guyana

Bus bursts into flames after West Berbice pupils exit - Stabroek News - Georgetown, Guyana

Students of Cotton Tree Primary who were returning from a school tour
in Georgetown were horrified after the bus they were travelling in
burst into flames at Mahaica around 5:45 pm yesterday.

Luckily,
the West Coast Berbice students, numbering about 40 to 45 and teachers
had already exited the bus when it exploded two minutes later.

Reports are that the driver had stopped the bus and instructed everyone to

Greyhound bus driver praised for handling of bomb threat scare near Guelph

School bus stolen, taken on a high-speed chase | www.krmg.com

Mom accused of attacking JCPS bus driver, bus monitor | Metro Louisville - WLKY Home

Mom accused of attacking JCPS bus driver, bus monitor | Metro Louisville - WLKY Home

Alisha Yancey, 26, is in jail on a $10,000 bond, and it isn't the first time she has had problems with the school system.

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School Bus Crash in West Berkshire, VT - myChamplainValley.com

Catholic forfeits region tournament game against Gatlinburg-Pittman after bus accident | The Mountain Press

Family of killed MTA bus driver to sue nightclub that gave drunken driving suspect alcohol - NY Daily News

Superintendent defends bus drivers’ track record

Superintendent defends bus drivers’ track record

atthew Albright, The News Journal
7:53 p.m. EST February 21, 2014

Double decker bus catches fire on the A338 Spur Road (From Bournemouth Echo)

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

GOOD VIDEO: Bus crash caught on camera | www.wsbtv.com

4 dead in Louisiana bus-car crash | Oklahoma City - OKC - KOCO.com

14 armed men torch 8 buses at terminal in Batangas | News | GMA News Online

14 armed men torch 8 buses at terminal in Batangas | News | GMA News Online

At least 14 armed men set fire to buses in Lemery town in Batangas
province before dawn Sunday, with police suspecting extortion as a
possible motive.

The men wore camouflage uniforms in staging the attack on the facility of Jam Transit, radio dzBB's Paulo Santos reported.

Eight buses were destroyed in the incident, the report said.

Citing
initial information, Batangas police spokesman Senior Insp. Dwight
Fonte said the suspects, armed with long firearms, fled using white and
blue vans.

Meanwhile, Philippine National Police chief Director
General Alan Purisima's spokesman Senior Superintendent Wilben Mayor was
quoted in the dzBB report as saying they are not discounting the
possibility the attack stemmed from the bus firm's failure to pay
so-called revolutionary taxes.

No one was initially reported hurt in the incident, even as authorities said police are now tracking down the suspects. — LBG, GMA News

Bad day for SEPTA's 84 buses: Dozen injured in two crashes

Video: Naked Man Assaults NJ Transit Bus Driver [NSFW]: Gothamist

Monday, February 17, 2014

Off-duty city bus driver punches cabbie in face after refusing to pay for ride through Brooklyn - NY Daily News

ops have charged Jamelel Allen was charged with theft of service and assault.

An off-duty city bus driver punched a Brooklyn cabbie in the face after
refusing to pay the hack for the Sunday morning ride, police said.

Cops were probing why Jamelel Allen, 35, lost his cool during the 3
a.m. trip through Brownsville and socked the unidentified taxi driver in
the face.

RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: CABBIES PUSH TO STOP TLC SUSPENSIONS AFTER ARRESTS

Allen was charged with theft of service and assault. A MTA spokesman
did not return a request to comment on whether Allen’s job was in
jeopardy due to the meltdown.

Video: BMW 'completely obliterates' bus shelter in Welling (From News Shopper)

News Shopper: The incident occurred on Friday evening. Picture courtesy of James Humphris.

Video: BMW 'completely obliterates' bus shelter in Welling (From News Shopper)

Saturday, February 15, 2014

SEE IT: Bus driver fired, teen charged after fistfight aboard moving bus - NY Daily News

Passengers stop Amtrak bus safely on Santa Maria River Bridge after driver has apparent heart attack, dies

Metro bus windows shattered on the Harbor Freeway

Police: Boy, 14, stabbed after bus rider argument - Petoskey News-Review: State-region

Students Injured In Crash Involving Warren County School Bus

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

MTA Driver Killed, Three Injured After Bus and Stolen Truck Collide in Village - NY1

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Ambulance Bus Used to Transport 600+ Pound Patient | ARLnow.com

Arlington County’s ambulance bus —
typically used for mass casualty situations — was utilized this
afternoon to transport a patient who reportedly weighed more than 600
pounds.

The ambulance bus and two additional ambulance crews were dispatched
to the Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center (3710 Lee Highway)
to help take the man to the hospital around 3:15 p.m.

The man was suffering from an elevated temperature and a chronic infection, according to fire department radio traffic.

Trucks collided with bus, three killed

Trucks collided with bus, three killed

A regularly scheduled bus traveling from Oslo’s main airport
at Gardermoen to mountain communities in Sogn og Fjordane was struck
head-on by a truck during the night, and then from the rear by another
truck west of Hønefoss. Three persons on board the bus were killed,
including its driver.

Two passengers on board the bus were also killed and three others
injured. Norwegian Broadcsting (NRK) reported Tuesday morning that two
of the injured passengers were pinned inside the wreckage, and were
flown to Ullevål University Hospital in Oslo after finally being freed.

The collision occurred on the two-lane State Highway 7 near Veme in
Sokna, Buskerud County just before midnight. NRK reported that a
preliminary investigation into the cause of the crash indicates that the
first truck swerved into the oncoming lane and hit the bus, which then
was also hit by another truck driving behind it.

Both trucks were Norwegian-registered with drivers from Iceland. The
driver of the first truck has been charged in the accident and police
seized his driver’s license as part of their routine. Ole Kristian
Bekkedal, operations leader for the local police, said there were no
indications that any of the drivers were under the influence of drugs or
alcohol and neither of the truck drivers was seriously injured.

“The roads were very slick in the area, but whether that caused the
crash, it’s too early to say,” Bekkedal told NRK. A team from the
national accident investigation board Havarikomisjon arrived on the scene during the night to begin its probe.

The Timeekspressen bus took the brunt of the damage. There
were nine persons on board, with three passengers escaping serious
injury. They were being cared for at a crisis center set up at the
Comfort Hotel Ringerike in nearby Hønefoss.

UPDATE: Police believe pedestrian hit by bus was intoxicated - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

UPDATE: Police believe pedestrian hit by bus was intoxicated - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

EDMONTON – A 47-year-old man was taken to hospital Monday afternoon, after a collision downtown.

Police
were called to the collision, between an ETS bus and the man, around
3:30 p.m. It happened at the intersection of 101 Street and 103A Avenue.

Police say EMS attended to the man, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police
shut down the northbound lanes of 101 Street as they investigated the
collision. Motorists were asked to take a different route for their
evening commute.

The roadway reopened to traffic shortly after 6:00 p.m.

An
investigation has since revealed that the man, who was attempting to
catch the bus, was hit by the bus after reportedly stumbling off the
sidewalk. Investigators believe he was intoxicated at the time of the
incident.

No charges have been laid at this time.

Man dies after being ejected from cherrypicker struck by bus in downtown Los Angeles

Man dies after being ejected from cherrypicker struck by bus in downtown Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The operator of a cherrypicker was fatally injured in
downtown Los Angeles today when the device was struck by a Metro bus,
the LAPD reported.

The crash occurred about 3:25 a.m. at Venice
Boulevard and Wright Street, between the L.A. Convention Center and the
110-10 freeway interchange.

Paramedics took the 56-year-old man
to a hospital, where he died shortly after 7 a.m., the LAPD reported.
His name was withheld pending notification of his relatives.

According
to the preliminary investigation, the man was operating the hydraulic
device, which has a 120-foot boom, from inside its lift basket, which
was about 11 feet above the ground, police sad.

“The basket portion was in the number two lane of westbound
Venice Boulevard when it was struck by an oncoming passenger bus,” the
LAPD said.

LAPD Sgt. Gregory Hoyte said the westbound bus was carrying passengers, but none were hurt.

The
investigation was being conducted by detectives from the Central
Traffic Division. Anyone with more information on the accident was urged
to call (213) 833-3713, or (877) LAPD-247.

No offence committed by Little India riot bus driver: AGC - Yahoo News Singapore

(131211) -- SINGAPORE, Dec. 11, 2013 (Xinhua) -- City dwellers pass by a memorial for the deceased migrant worker Sakthivel Kumaravelu at Singapore's Race Course Road, Dec. 11, 2013. The situation in Singapore's Little India continues to be peaceful. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

No offence committed by Little India riot bus driver: AGC - Yahoo News Singapore

Roseville Police: 14-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing School Bus « CBS Minnesota

Roseville Police: 14-Year-Old Arrested After Stealing School Bus « CBS Minnesota(video)

School bus hits cow in eastern Illinois

School bus hits cow in eastern Illinois

WPEC-TV CBS12 News :: News - Top Stories - VIDEO: Bus driver fights with teen attacker while bus crashes into parked cars

160 Metro Transit drivers involved in multiple collisions - Nova Scotia - CBC News

Monday, February 10, 2014

Baseball team left stranded by bus driver

Baseball team left stranded by bus driver

Minnesota boy, 14, accused of taking school bus for 3 1/2-mile joyride | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota

Bus Accident Leads To Minor Injury | The Briarcliff Daily Voice

Ambulance crashes into bus in Brooklyn, injuring 16 school children: officials - NY Daily News

The vehicles collided at 51st St. and Fort Hamilton Parkway in Borough Park on Sunday night.

Ambulance crashes into bus in Brooklyn, injuring 16 school children: officials - NY Daily News

Bontoc bus tragedy claims life of another artist | Lifestyle | GMA News Online

Bontoc bus tragedy claims life of another artist | Lifestyle | GMA News Online

The losses of the artistic community from the Bontoc bus crash continue
to mount, with the death of graphic and tattoo artist Christian "Mylo"
Cabardo on Sunday afternoon.

He died at the Makati Medical Center from heart failure following the severe injuries he sustained from the accident.

In
a post on her Facebook account, writer and Rock Ed founder Gang Badoy
said Cabardo was airlifted from Bontoc to Manila on Saturday.

"One
of the patients we helped airlift yesterday, he was due for an
amputation (left leg) - we were so happy when he was finally airlifted
to Manila. I just received the news that he passed away," Badoy said on
her Facebook page Sunday.

"Christian Cabardo, sorry ha. Ang saya pa naman namin nung nalipad ka na kahapon. My condolences to his family," Badoy added.

Badoy
and some friends went to Bontoc Saturday to receive the remains of
another casualty of the crash, comedian and social activist Arvin "Tado"
Jimenez.

A Fine Arts graduate of Philippine Women's University,
Cabardo worked as a graphic artist and events coordinator for several
advertising companies.

Meanwhile, the remains of tattoo business
owner Marcial Baranda Jr. now lie at the Holy Trinity Chapel in
Parañaque, according to a report of "News To Go". Baranda and Cabardo's
group were reportedly on their way to Bontoc to give lectures to tribal
tattoo artists there about health and safety practices.

Baranda's remains will be laid to rest in Binangonan, Rizal, said the report. — Elizabeth

Woman hit by MBTA bus in Uphams Corner - News Local Massachusetts - Boston.com

Woman hit by MBTA bus in Uphams Corner - News Local Massachusetts - Boston.com(video)

TOR bus fire in Pearl River under investigation | The Journal News | lohud.com | lohud.com

TOR bus fire in Pearl River under investigation | The Journal News | lohud.com | lohud.com(video)

Bus crash on snowy Pa. road injures more than 20 - SFGate

A bus is towed after the driver lost control and struck an embankment on Route 220 in Cumberland Valley Twp., Pa., Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, according to the police. More than 20 passengers were injured in the crash. Photo: Bridgett Weaver, AP / Bedford Gazette

Bus crash on snowy Pa. road injures more than 20 - SFGate

160 Metro Transit drivers involved in multiple collisions - Nova Scotia - CBC News

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Truck smashes into bus in Argentina killing 18 | GlobalPost

Truck smashes into bus in Argentina killing 18 | GlobalPost

At least 18 people were killed on an Argentine highway Friday when a
truck driving on the wrong side of the road crashed head-on into a bus,
local authorities said.

Both vehicles immediately burst into
flames, leaving twisted metal remains, television images showed.
Firefighters were still working on retrieving the charred bodies for
identification.

The collision, which early reports indicated left
15 people wounded, occurred in western Mendoza province, on a highway
that links Buenos Aires with Santiago in neighboring Chile.

"The
bus was hit head-on by a truck with apparently stolen plates of
Brazilian origin," Mendoza's health minister, Matias Roby, told a local
news channel, calling the incident "heartbreaking."

There were 32 people on the bus, he told the station, including two drivers who were both

Friday, February 7, 2014

Bus in Bontoc crash had no permit to operate, used fake license plates | News | GMA News Online

Bus in Bontoc crash had no permit to operate, used fake license plates | News | GMA News Online(video at site)_

Yuck! Cockroaches infest city bus - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL

Comedian Tado among 14 dead in bus crash in Mt. Province | News | GMA News Online

Comedian Tado among 14 dead in bus crash in Mt. Province | News | GMA News Online

Ohio school bus driver gets month in jail for sex with 14-year-old student on bus - NY Daily News

A judge sentenced 23-year-old Amanda Brausey to 30 days in jail. She is is also on three years of probation and will have to register as a sex offender for the next 25 years.

Ohio school bus driver gets month in jail for sex with 14-year-old student on bus - NY Daily News

Bus route over 'flooded bridge' angers parent | The Daily News Journal | dnj.com

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

FONTANA: Bus hits, hospitalizes pedestrian

FONTANA: Bus hits, hospitalizes pedestrian

High Winds Blow Greyhound Bus off Road in Illinois | NBC Chicago

High Winds Blow Greyhound Bus off Road in Illinois | NBC Chicago

Washington Casino Bus Hits Building; Driver Hurt - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com

Washington Casino Bus Hits Building; Driver Hurt - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com

BURIEN, Wash. (AP) - Witnesses who heard a bus crash into a vacant
building in a Washington city just south of Seattle say they dug through
debris to help rescue the driver.

They told KIRO (http://bit.ly/1d4GDJb
) they found the woman bleeding from the head Sunday night in Burien.
She was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical
condition.

No one else was on board the bus that was marked "Snoqualmie Casino Express."

The
King County sheriff's office says the bus had first collided with an
SUV at an intersection. A man and woman in the SUV were taken to
Highline Hospital with minor injuries.

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NBC News: Dozens injured, 1 dead in Pa. bus accident

NBC News: Dozens injured, 1 dead in Pa. bus accident

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Woman dies during snowstorm after being hit by Q53 bus in Queens - NY Daily News

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Woman dies during snowstorm after being hit by Q53 bus in Queens - NY Daily News

Megabus driver credited with saving passengers after quick response to flames - Local News Story

Ellery bus driver flown to Buffalo hospital - ObserverToday.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Dunkirk | The Observer

Ellery bus driver flown to Buffalo hospital - ObserverToday.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Dunkirk | The Observer

ELLERY - A bus driver was flown to Buffalo General Hospital following
an accident in the Maple Grove Junior-Senior High School parking lot
Friday morning.

Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to
the accident and an investigation revealed the operator of the school
bus, which had no students on board, suffered a medical emergency and
struck three parked cars in the lot before driving over a snowbank.

The
driver, whose name was not released, was treated at the scene by the
Fluvanna Volunteer Fire Department before being transported to the
Ellery Town Park by Alstar Ambulance. Once at the park, Starflight flew
the driver to Buffalo.

No charges were filed.

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School bus discipline reports show shocking behavior

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2 players sue over bus crash that killed Pa. coach « Artesia News

2 players sue over bus crash that killed Pa. coach « Artesia News

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two Seton Hall University lacrosse players who
suffered concussions and other injuries when their team bus veered off
the Pennsylvania Turnpike and crashed, killing their pregnant coach, are
suing the bus company.

Lawyers for Siiri Mason, of Oxford, Mich., and Abigail Shaughness, of
New Windsor, Md., filed the lawsuits Tuesday against Mlaker
(muh-LAH’-ker) Transportation Inc. of Davidsville.

Thirty-year-old coach Kristina Quigley, her unborn son and
61-year-old driver Anthony Guaetta were killed after the bus crashed
into a tree near Carlisle.

The women’s attorneys claim the March 16 crash was the kind of event
“that does not normally occur in the absence of negligence.”

The bus company didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.

The suits seek unspecified damages.

Dad: 6-year-old boy wanders 2 miles after bus drops him off early : News : FOX21News.com

School board cancels administrator’s contract, fires bus driver » Local News » The News Courier in Athens, Alabama

The school board also voted 7-0 to fire East Limestone High School bus driver Charles “Mike” George effective Tuesday.

The superintendent said Wednesday that all bus drivers must maintain a
current commercial driver’s license, and George no longer met this
requirement.

Sisk did not specify why George’s CDL status changed but said “if he no
longer has a CDL, then he can no longer” be employed by the system as a
bus driver.

He said prior to the termination, George did have a valid license
during his employment, which records show began in August 2003. - See
more at:
http://www.enewscourier.com/local/x1280776470/School-board-cancels-administrator-s-contract-fires-bus-driver#sthash.EIqqZc0H.dpuf

Waterloo police: School bus monitor assaulted boy - News and Weather For The Quad Cities -

Waterloo police: School bus monitor assaulted boy - News and Weather For The Quad Cities -

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - A school bus monitor in Waterloo has been
accused of assaulting an 11-year-old student during an altercation.

Police say 56-year-old Sandra Ann Shelby was
arrested Monday on suspicion of causing bodily injury. Court records do
not list an attorney.

Shelby is accused of striking the boy in the head
Friday after his bus unloaded children. Court records say the boy was
previously disciplined for causing a disturbance with another student on
the bus.

After the bus unloaded, the boy is accused of
trying to push Shelby and swinging a punch at her. Shelby is accused of
pushing her thumbs into the student's eyes. Police say the boy suffered
minor injuries.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports (http://bit.ly/1kTZqxn ) Durham Bus Services, which employs Shelby, says she has been placed on administrative leave.

Juvenile Woden ISD student steals bus, winds up in ditch - KTRE.com | Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas

Elizabethton school buses vandalized | News - Home

Explosion hits military bus in Yemen; 2 killed - World news

Explosion hits military bus in Yemen; 2 killed - World news

The officials say the Tuesday morning blast in Sanaa also wounded at
least 10 soldiers. It hit as the bus was passing through the Dar Silm
district, taking officers and troops to work. The officials say they are
investigating whether the explosion was caused by a bomb hidden on the
bus, a roadside device or a suicide bomber. They spoke on condition of
anonymity according to regulations.

Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, is plagued
by an al-Qaida insurgency and has seen scores of attacks on its
military or security forces. In August, a bomb hidden on a bus carrying
air force personnel in Sanaa killed three people and wounded 23.

Mom says Halton bus driver assaulted her autistic son | 680News

Christian Drennan. 12, was allegedly abused by his bus driver. Courtesy of the Owens family.

Mom says Halton bus driver assaulted her autistic son | 680News

Many killed in India bus accident - News - Al Jazeera English

Many killed in India bus accident - News - Al Jazeera English
At least 10 people have been killed and 35 injured after a tourist bus en route to the western state of Gujarat fell off a bridge on a highway in neighbouring Maharashtra state.

Compounding the accident, the container from a passing truck dislodged itself at the same spot and fell on top of the fallen bus, reports said.

The accident late on Monday night occurred when the bus driver lost control while negotiating a sharp curve on a stretch between Pune city and Satara town in Maharashtra state, reports said on Tuesday.
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The bus overturned and fell of the bridge near the Khambatki Ghat, a forested area.

At least five other vehicles stopped by to rescue the passengers in the bus. They parked their vehicles on the side of the road.

Owing to the steep curve, the parked vehicles were apparently not visible to an approaching container truck. The truck crashed into the line of parked vehicles causing a pile-up, reports said. All the parked vehicles were severely damaged, reports said.

To make matters worse, the container fell off on to the bus that had landed on a trench by the side of the bridge.

In December, nine people were killed when the container on a truck got dislodged and fell on their tempo at the same spot.

WPEC-TV CBS12 News :: News - Top Stories - 5 injured when van hits PalmTran bus in West Palm Beach

WPEC-TV CBS12 News :: News - Top Stories - 5 injured when van hits PalmTran bus in West Palm Beach(VIDEO AT SITE)

Woman Dies After Car Hits Bus In Moline-UPDATED - News and Weather For The Quad Cities -

Woman Dies After Car Hits Bus In Moline-UPDATED - News and Weather For The Quad Cities -

UPDATE: Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson has released information concerning the fatal accident on Monday morning in Moline.

Gustafson says the driver who died in the accident was 73-year-old Sharon F. Hensley of Milan, Ill.

He says Hensley died as the result of a massive cardiac event.

ORIGINAL: A woman is dead after a traffic accident on John Deere Expressway in Moline, Ill.

Police were called to the intersection of 60th Street and John Deere Expressway around 8:15 a.m. on Monday, February 3, 2014.

Police
say a car driven by the female victim was traveling eastbound on John
Deere when it struck a northbound Metro Link bus in the intersection.

The driver of the car was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

After the initial impact, the bus veered into the westbound lane and struck another car and a van.

Police say these vehicles were damaged, but the drivers weren't injured.

The driver of the Metro Link bus was taken to the hospital.

His condition is unknown.

The crash remains under investigation.

Video captures man getting kicked through window of double-decker bus in London - NY Daily News

Video captures the shocking moment a man in England gets kicked out of a doubledecker bus through one of the upper windows.

Video captures man getting kicked through window of double-decker bus in London - NY Daily News

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Maharashtra: 10 killed, 35 injured in bus accident in Satara

Maharashtra: 10 killed, 35 injured in bus accident in Satara

Mumbai: Ten people were killed and 35 injured when a tourist
bus going to Gujarat fell off a bridge on the Pune-Satara road near the
Khambatki Ghat. This is the second accident at the Ghat in less than a
month.

The accident happened at 10 pm on Monday.

The rescue operations are over and the injured have been shifted
to nearby government hospitals in Satara and Khandala. Amongst the dead
are seven women and three men.

4 dead, 20 injured in 2 auto accidents in Ibadan

13 killed as commuter train rips apart shuttle bus on crossing in Ukraine — RT News

13 killed as commuter train rips apart shuttle bus on crossing in Ukraine — RT News

Eight killed in China in two bus accidents | Business Standard

Eight killed in China in two bus accidents | Business Standard

At least eight people were killed today in two seperate bus accidents in China.

Six people were killed and three were injured after a minibus
fell off from a highway bridge in southwest China's Yunnan Province,
local government said.

The minibus fell down from the highway bridge in Niuchang township, Zhenxiong County the county government said.

The injured have been rushed to the Zhenxiong People's Hospital
for treatment, sate run Xinhua news agency reported. The cause of the
accident is being investigated, it said.

In another accident, two people were killed when a bus fell
more than 50 meters off a cliff in south China's Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region.

BBC News - India bus crash kills 10 in Maharashtra

At least 10 people have been killed after the
bus they were travelling in overturned in India's western state of
Maharashtra, media reports say.

The bus was travelling on a road connecting Pune and Satara
when it was hit from behind by a container truck and rolled, the reports
said.

Thirty people were injured in the accident.

Bus crashes are common in India and often caused by poorly maintained vehicles, overloading and bad driving.

Last week eight people died after the bus they were travelling in caught fire in Maharashtra.

The bus was travelling from Pune city in Maharashtra to
Ahmedabad in Gujarat state when it collided with a truck on a highway.
Fourteen people were injured in the accident.

Last October at least 42 people died after the luxury bus
they were travelling in caught fire in the southern state of Andhra
Pradesh. Police say a collision with a culvert ignited the fuel tank of
the vehicle.

Nearly 140,000 people died in road accidents in India in 2012, according to the government's National Crime Records Bureau.

MACAU DAILY TIMES - Over 1,300 bus accidents registered last year

Monday, February 3, 2014

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SahilOnline : detail news :: Bus-bike claims policeman's life in Udupi

SahilOnline : detail news :: Bus-bike claims policeman's life in Udupi

Udupi: A major accident involving a bus and a bike in front of Katapady
Kambala field on NH 66 here on Saturday February 1 has resulted in the
death of a policeman and serious injuries to another person who riding
with him on a bike, . The policeman was identified as Sudhir Shetty
(33), son of Tejappa and Gulabi Shetty, residents of Heroor, Brahmavar
belonging to the Udupi district armed reserve,

According to sources, the incident occurred when a private express bus
rammed into Sudhir's bullet bike in front of Katapady Kambala field.
Sudhir and Mahesh were on their way to Katapady from Brahmavar.

The Bullet bike was completely smashed due to the impact. The front portion of the bus was also damaged.

The bus driver has been arrested and a case has been filed at the Kaup police station.

Bus carrying FSU track team slides off Ark. road - FOX 35 News Orlando

Bus carrying FSU track team slides off Ark. road - FOX 35 News Orlando

CAVE SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - A bus carrying members of Florida State
University's track and field team has slid off a state highway in
northwest Arkansas, but no one is injured.

Benton County Emergency Manager Robert McGowen told
The Associated Press that the rear of the bus slid off Highway 112
while taking a curve in Cave Springs on Sunday.

The 47 people on board were removed safely and taken to a nearby elementary school.

FSU associate sports information director Bob
Thomas said the athletes, coaches and support staff had competed in the
University of Arkansas' Razorback Invitational track and field meet this
weekend. The bus was headed to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport,
where the team was to fly back to Tallahassee.

Bus carrying 40 passengers catches fire in Norwalk, no injuries reported

Bus carrying 40 passengers catches fire in Norwalk, no injuries reported

NORWALK - A tour bus with 40 passengers on board caught fire on the
605 Freeway in Norwalk, but the driver pulled off the freeway into a
donut shop parking lot where Los Angeles County firefighters put out the
flames, authorities said Sunday.

The bus fire was reported at 10 p.m. Saturday on the southbound 605 Freeway at Imperial Highway, said Los Angeles County Fire

Department Dispatch Supervisor Ed Pickett.

Firefighters
responded to the ABC Donuts parking lot in the 10600 block of East
Imperial Highway and put out the fire, Pickett said. There were no
injuries.

There were 40 passengers on the bus, said Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Lt. Cynthia McDaniel. Mechanical failure was the reported
cause of the fire, she said.

A news videographer at the scene said
passengers complained about fumes on the trip from Compton to a
Pasadena theater and were promised a replacement bus for the return
trip, which they did not get.

Florida bus driver admits to having sexual acts with student on his bus - NY Daily News

Florida bus driver Javier Mendez was arrested for having allegedly having an intimate relationship with a student on his Orange County district school bus.

Florida bus driver admits to having sexual acts with student on his bus - NY Daily News

Former bus driver allegedly drove drunk, arraigned on 10 counts - 13WHAM - Top Stories

School bus hit by Jeep in Beaumont - Banning Record Gazette: News

Driver of bus hit by huge wave at Newgale continued despite warnings, says Pembrokeshire County Council (From Western Telegraph)

Western Telegraph: PICTURE: Martin Cavaney Photography.

Driver of bus hit by huge wave at Newgale continued despite warnings, says Pembrokeshire County Council (From Western Telegraph)

Saturday, February 1, 2014

NEW Scary Bus accident in Colombia!!

Bus accident triggers riot in Singapore | Watch the video - Yahoo News

Bus Fire Accident Mystery In Warangal

Russian Car Crash (28) Accident Bus driver touch a car near bus stop - YouTube

California #Tour Bus Crash Leave Dozens Injured in Irwindale

Actual CCTV Footage: Don Mariano Bus Accident Along Skyway

'She wasn't my wife, she was my mate.' Man grieves for partner of 33 years who died after being trapped under bus in Sydney CBD | thetelegraph.com.au

Bus fire due to toilet ruling | Daily Express Newspaper Online, Sabah, Malaysia.

Flint police believe assault on MTA bus driver part of so-called 'knockout game' | MLive.com

Flint police believe assault on MTA bus driver part of so-called 'knockout game' | MLive.com

Mumbai’s Buses on a killing spree, claim 32 lives in 2013 | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com

Mumbai’s Buses on a killing spree, claim 32 lives in 2013 | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com

A big red blot on Mumbai’s big red bus. Over the last couple of
years, the number of fatal accidents involving the city’s public buses
has shot up.

And this came just when the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and
Transport Undertaking’s (BEST) record showed some improvement — two
years ago, it had recorded the third lowest year of fatal accidents in
the undertaking’s history.

In 2013, between January and December, there were 29 fatal accidents
in the city in which 32 people lost their lives. The month of August
saw as many as five ‘deadly accidents’ while October had a clean record
with not a single fatal mishap.

The same period witnessed 123 serious accidents, resulting in 147
Mumbaikars sustaining serious injuries and another 56 who suffered minor
injuries.

In 2012-13, BEST recorded 30 fatal accidents. In 2011-12, it reported
the third-lowest number of fatalities at 26 accidents. A year earlier,
the transport undertaking’s buses saw 49 fatal mishaps.

Taking note of the rising number of accidents, the undertaking has
turned the heat on its drivers. Earlier, those involved in fatal
accidents were suspended from service, now they are dismissed.

Besides, drivers are made to undergo a seven-day refresher’s course to help mitigate the number of mishaps.

Spokesperson of BEST AS Tamboli said that those drivers with zero
accident records are rewarded by BEST. “This is done so that it
motivates driving staff to drive responsibly, carefully and in a safe
manner,” said Tamboli.

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School Bus Slams Into Utility Pole In Delaware County « CBS Philly

School Bus Slams Into Utility Pole In Delaware County « CBS Philly(video)

Charges filed against Muskogee bus driver - FOX23 News

Charges filed against Muskogee bus driver - FOX23 News

he Muskogee District Attorney filed assault charges against a bus driver.

Orline
Phillips is charged with assault and battery on a student. FOX23 first
told you about the incident two weeks ago, an eight-year-old boy said
Phillips grabbed him and threw him on the ground.

Muskogee Public Schools suspended the driver without pay while they investigate the allegations.

At least 16 hurt in bus accident in Lucena City, Quezon | News | GMA News Online

At least 16 people were reported injured after a passenger bus
they were riding figured in an accident in Lucena City in Quezon
province Saturday.

The accident occurred at the
diversion road in Lucena City, according to a report by radio dzBB
stringer Peewee Bacunio Saturday afternoon.

Sketchy initial information indicated the bus crashed after its brakes failed.

But a separate report on Bombo Radyo said as many as 21 were injured in the accident, though it added the injuries were minor.

The Bombo Radyo report said the "Pamar" bus driven by Jose Ibara
Bermas, 63, hit a concrete barrier, the signage of a hotel and an
electric post.

The Bombo Radyo report said the the bus was headed for Bicol at the time of the accident. — JDS, GMA News

Cop thwarts QC bus robbery, fatally shoots suspect | News | GMA News Online

Cop thwarts QC bus robbery, fatally shoots suspect | News | GMA News Online

An attempt by a pair of armed robbers to victimize the passengers of a
bus in Quezon City was thwarted by a police officer before dawn Sunday.

According
to the investigation, the suspects declared a holdup just as the bus
was crossing the corner of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue and Quezon
Avenue.

PO1 Christian Bautista of the Malabon City police, who was also a bus passenger, then shot and killed one of the suspects just as a passenger was about to be stabbed, radio dzBB reported.

The police are now tracking the second suspect, who managed to flee. — DVM, GMA News

10 rescued after bus hit by wave at Newgale (From Western Telegraph)

Bus-stop stallion now ready for a new home - News - Horsetalk.co.nz

The Himalayan Times : Six killed‚ 52 injured in road accidents - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

The Himalayan Times : Six killed‚ 52 injured in road accidents - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

n Okhaldhunga, three people died on the spot and 40 got injured, 20
seriously, when a bus heading to Halesi of Khotang from Sindhuli met
with an accident at Sokmatar in Thakle VDC-8 this afternoon. According
to police, the bus fell some 300 metres down the road. The deceased
include 64-year-old Bishnu Bahadur Shrestha, Sabitrimaya Shrestha (61)
and her sister-in-law. According to DSP Govind Adhikari of Okhaldhunga,
the critically injured have been taken to Kathmandu for treatment.

In Dang, a two-year-old Prinsa Gupta of Chailahi-2, Lamahi, died
after she a school bus hit her in Lamahi Bazaar. Seriously injured, she
succumbed to her injuries at the Kohalpur Medical College. Police have
impounded the vehicle and detained the driver. In Jhapa, a 55-year-old
Dal Bahadur Rai of Lalikharka, Panchthar, died in a hit-and-run accident
at Dharampur this morning.

This Story of a School Bus Driver Getting Hypothermia Will Give You Chills - Trending In America - Peabody, MA Patch

This Story of a School Bus Driver Getting Hypothermia Will Give You Chills - Trending In America - Peabody, MA Patch

A school bus driver in Illinois said she was treated for hypothermia at a hospital emergency room after her employer ignored her repeated pleas that her bus be replaced with one with a working heater during subzero conditions.

Elisha
Jones, a driver for Illinois Central School Bus, said that when she
first got on her bus about 7 a.m. Jan. 23, she complained that it was
cold, but her supervisors insisted the bus would warm up before she
picked up the first children on her route.

A check of the archives on FriendlyForecast.com shows
the temperature in Wheaton, Illinois, from 7 to 8 a.m. that day was -3
degrees, with winds of 19.6 mph and gusts to 27.6 mph. The National Weather Service’s wind chill calculator put the wind chill values for that morning from -26 to as low as -29 degrees.

Much of the country has been grappling with extreme cold temperatures.

Jones
said she was alarmed her employer would show such great disregard for
Monroe Middle School students on her route and for her own safety.

“We
are aware that there was a bus issue last week involving one of the
routes for Monroe,” Wheaton Community Unit School District 200 Public
Relations Director Erica Loiacono wrote in response to an inquiry from
Wheaton Patch. “The Principal was onsite and handled the situation
appropriately. We are following up with Illinois Central accordingly.”

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Two GTA Buses Involved In Separate Accidents; Injuries Reported | digtriad.com

Two GTA Buses Involved In Separate Accidents; Injuries Reported | digtriad.com(video at site)

Popular snowy owl recovering after being hit by bus in downtown DC - U.S. News

Drivers blast safety concerns with First Student buses following accident

Drivers blast safety concerns with First Student buses following accident | KMOV.com St. Louis

Children Injured in Jackson Co. Bus Accident | WSILTV | Local News

Children Injured in Jackson Co. Bus Accident | WSILTV | Local News(video at site)

Bus driver, now dead, believed to be killer of Moira Anderson in 1957 - UPI.com

Bus driver, now dead, believed to be killer of Moira Anderson in 1957 - UPI.com

GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A bus
driver who died in 2006 was almost certainly the man who killed a
missing schoolgirl more than half a century ago, a Scottish prosecutor
said Friday.

Moira Anderson, 11, disappeared in 1957 after she took a
bus to buy a card for her mother. Alexander Gartshore admitted she was a
passenger on his bus but said she was alive when he last saw her, the
Scotsman reported.

Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland released
evidence gathered by a police cold case unit that would have been used
if Gartshore was still available for trial.

"This will hopefully
bring closure to the family of Moira Anderson who have had to wait more
than half a century for answers," he said. "I would like to pay tribute
to the campaigners who refused to allow the memory of Moira Anderson to
become forgotten."

Last year, police searched the grave of one of
Gartshore's friends, a man who died in 1957, for Moira's body. They
found nothing, but new witnesses who saw news stories about the
exhumation came forward.

They included a woman, a child herself
in 1957, who said she had seen a man dragging Moira in Coatbridge, about
10 miles east of Glasgow. She picked a photograph of Gartshore out of a
photo array.

Gartshore was convicted in 1957 of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old.

Sandra
Brown, Gartshore's daughter, became convinced her father had killed
Moira. She wrote a book after his death, "Where There Is Evil."

Graeme
Pearson, a former deputy police commissioner in Strathclyde and now a
member of the Scottish Parliament, suggested Gartshore should have been
prosecuted years ago.

"It will remain a mystery why this man was
not a significant suspect at the time of the missing person report and
initial suspicion of a murder," he said.