Archive for July, 2012

The federal investigations into the March 2011 St. Lucie school bus accident that left a 9 year old boy dead and 16 other schoolchildren injured are drawing to a close, with only the report of a federal inquiry still pending.Read More

New evidence released by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) reveals a shockingly high rate of bus collisions in the Canadian city, with an average of eight accidents per day over the last year. In the year between April 2011 andRead More

A horrific bus accident near Cradock in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa has left 18 people dead and more than 30 injured. The accident occurred on the morning of the 21st July when two passenger buses collided onRead More

A tragic bus accident on Pawley’s Island in Georgetown County, South Carolina, has left one person dead and another fighting for his life in a local hospital. The accident occurred on Highway 17 on Tuesday night. According to Bob Beebe,Read More

Due to the recent increase in bus accident fatalities globally, Canadian firefighters are using bus accident simulations to train new recruits and other rescue workers. Picture the scene – a school bus lying on its side, with three smashed vehiclesRead More

15 July 2012: At least 39 pilgrims, including 34 Indian citizens, have been killed in this morning’s horrific bus crash in Nepal. An overcrowded tour bus carrying between 100 and 120 Hindu pilgrims slid off the slippery highway in rainyRead More

A bus commuters activist group in the Pune region of India have suggested that more bus services are desperately needed for students in the area. The activist group, known as the PMP Pravasi Sangh, have pleaded to the Pune MahanagarRead More

A city passenger bus smashed into an on set trailer in the suburb of Roxbury, Boston, where Sandra Bullock’s latest film ‘The Heat’ is being filmed. According to local authorities, a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus collided with a truckRead More

A Cher passenger bus bound for Baclaran in Manila in the Phillipines smashed into a taxi on Thursday morning, injuring a pregnant women. The initial bus crash triggered a six vehicle collision on the busy EDSA-Magallanes interchange in Makati cityRead More

The bus driver of the passenger bus that crashed on the Interstate 95 this Wednesday is being investigated by state police to determine his role in the cause of the accident. All 24 passengers on the bus were injured inRead More