The driver of a bus carrying more than 50 people on a trip to a casino lost control on a wet U.S. 83 north of Laredo, causing the bus to go off the highway and rollover. Eight persons were killed and 44 were injured in the crash. It is unclear if the driver was...
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Texas School Bus Crash Kills 1, Injures 3 Students
A three-vehicle crash injured three school bus students and left one driver dead this morning. According to law enforcement officials, the crash happened when one driver's car swerved slowly across the median line and into the oncoming lane of vehicles. Despite both...
Texas tour bus accident update: safety agency issues report
It's been about two weeks now since the fatal tour bus crash in North Texas. In our April 17 post, we wrote about how two passengers were killed in the accident. There were also many people injured. One of those injured people has now died, bringing the death toll in...
Commercial drivers and highway safety: too many tour bus accidents
Truckers are of course not the only commercial drivers on the road. Bus drivers require commercial licenses as well. And they too often engage in behavior behind the wheel that causes serious or even fatal accidents. Last week, there was a fatal bus accident near...
Federal agency to issue rule requiring seat belts on buses
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is about to put an end to a debate that has gone on since 1977 - whether or not motor coaches (i.e. commercial buses) ought to have seat belts on them. As anyone who has ever been a passenger on a bus knows,...
Two School Buses Collide, Killing One in San Antonio
An accident involving one school bus is bad enough but last week saw a San Antonio crash in which one bus slammed into a second one. Both buses had children on board at the time. While several children were injured, the crash killed one of the bus drivers....
Texas school bus crashes into semi-truck in first week of school
The school year has scarcely started and already a Texas school bus crashed into a semi-truck at a traffic light, injuring several children. The bus accident occurred on the way to school, with 63 passengers on board. After finishing its morning route and picking up a...
Driving While Sleepy Caused Last Year’s Major Bus Crash
Last year, it seemed as though not a day went by when we didn't hear about some kind of major accident involving a commuter bus in the New England area. Nowadays, given the oil and natural gas boom in Texas, we hear more about Eagle Ford Shale accidents involving...
VIA Metro Transit bus hits parked GMC Suburban
San Antonio Police Detective Charles Campa said, "You've just got to pay attention - that's what it boils down to," as Jessica Kwong reports for the San Antonio Express-News. But Campa also said, "I think it was just a combination of bad lighting and the vehicle being...
Students From Texas Involved in Big Rig Crash
A big rig crash has injured roughly 24 people, as the Washington Post reports; fortunately, only one of the passengers involved in the crash is said to be in "serious condition." As is often the case in large accidents like these, many people are seriously hurt or...