Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• School Bus Seat Belt Legislation Becomes Law In Texas

  Craig Cherry | June 09, 2007 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  On Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed into law legislation passed by Congress that requires all Texas school buses purchased on or after September 1, 2010 to be equipped with three-point lap and shoulder seat belts for passengers. Additionally, all charter (motorcoach) buses used by Texas schools to transport school children on or after September 1, 2014 must also be equipped with three-point...

• Kentucky Bus Crash Victim Sues School Bus Manufacturer

  Craig Cherry | August 02, 2007 5:54 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The family of 12-year old Cody Shively sued the manufacturers of a school bus he was riding in back in January of this year when it was involved in a crash. Cody suffered severe brain and eye injuries as a result of not being properly restrained during the crash event.A video camera inside the bus captured Cody and other school children being tossed around the bus during the crash, amidst...

• Victoria Tour Bus Crash Kills One, Critically Injures Many Passengers

  Craig Cherry | January 02, 2008 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  At approximately 4:10 am this morning, a motor coach tour bus operated by Capricorn Bus Lines, Inc overturned and flipped on its side while traveling on U.S. Highway 59 near Victoria, Texas. At the time of the accident, it is believed approximately 46 people were on the bus traveling to Houston, Texas from Monterrey, Mexico.One bus passenger died at the accident scene from injuries. At least...

• Construction Workers Lift Bus to Save Girl

  Christina Cole | March 11, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  After a collision involving a car and bus on Tuesday, construction workers came to the rescue of a five-year-old-girl who was pinned under the bus, managing to free her.A car ran a red light and smashed into a Primrose School bus causing it to roll over, said Police. Nine people were hurt in the crash, including seven children ages five and six and two adults.Nearby construction workers used...

• Atlanta Bus Accident Kills 6, Injures 29

  Craig Cherry | March 03, 2007 6:30 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  A motorcoach charter bus carrying a college baseball team from Ohio drove off an overpass in Atlanta, Georgia yesterday killing six and injuring twenty-nine others. Many of the passengers are believed to have been fully or partially ejected from the bus. Of the six bus passengers killed, four were students from Bluffton University. The bus driver and his wife were also killed. Twenty-eight...

• Texas House Set To Vote On School Bus Seatbelt Bill

  Craig Cherry | May 01, 2007 8:08 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The Texas House of Representatives is set to vote on a piece of critical legislation that would require Texas schools to purchase buses with three-point lap-shoulder belts for passengers after 2010. Also, the legislation would require Texas schools to only use chartered motorcoach buses with three-point lap-shoulder belts after 2014.The legislation is a result of the tragic school bus accident...

• NTSB: Government Partly To Blame For Deaths Of Bus Passengers

  Craig Cherry | February 21, 2007 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ruled that a lack of oversight by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was partly to blame for the deaths of 23 bus passengers that occurred on September 23, 2005 near Dallas, Texas. The bus, operated by Global Limo Inc., was carrying passengers who were fleeing the Texas Gulf Coast due to approaching Hurricane Rita. A rear wheel of...