1 Student Dead, 1 Injured in Texas Bus-Train Collision
It appears that there were no arms or flashing lights at the intersection, causing a bus and a train to collide and killing a young boy.
It appears that there were no arms or flashing lights at the intersection, causing a bus and a train to collide and killing a young boy.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a series of bills to improve school bus safety and school bus drivers after a deadly crash earlier this year.
Local residents and a rival marching band lent their support following the Thanksgiving Day crash that is being attributed to icy road conditions.
The pickup truck failed to stop for the school bus that had out its stop sign as well as emergency lights blinking while four children crossed the road.
The bus crash took place in an area that was known to be dangerous, where almost 70 over crashes have occurred in the past eight years.
The school bus driver’s record shows 14 license suspensions and 16 driving violations, although none bar him from driving a school bus in New Jersey.
Keeping an eye out for these types of actions and stopping a student before a situation escalates will enable school staff to maintain a safe environment.
The school bus driver, who was transporting passengers from East Brook Middle School, made an illegal U-turn on a busy roadway after missing an exit.
Prosecutors claim the driver was speeding and using his cell phone when the school bus drifted into oncoming traffic before hitting a pole and wrapping around a tree.
A 13-year-old Texas student took over behind the wheel while another student talked to police on the phone and comforted younger passengers.
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