NTSB recommends new brake pedals, shift systems to avoid school bus and other accidentsSeptember 1st, 2009 NTSB: Missouri bus driver hit gas, not brakeWASHINGTON — A 2005 school bus accident that killed two people and injured 23 elementary students in Missouri occurred because the driver likely stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. The NTSB determined that "pedal misapplication" in the crash in Liberty, Mo., and four others since then involving large vehicles likely led to the accidents.
Shirtless man hijacks, then abandons school bus with 12 students; No serious injuries reportedAugust 28th, 2009 Shirtless man hijacks, then abandons school busATLANTA — School officials say a shirtless man hijacked an Atlanta public school bus with about a dozen students on board and then jumped out, letting it crash into a ditch. Atlanta Public Schools spokesman Keith Bromery says the man jumped through a window Thursday afternoon, threw the bus driver out of the seat and took over the wheel.
Several students, drivers injured when school bus collides with pickup in rural NebraskaAugust 24th, 2009 Several students injured in Neb. school bus crashFIRTH, Neb.
4 people seriously injured in helicopter crash on 14,200-foot Mount Massive;August 20th, 2009 4 hurt when helicopter crashes on Colo. mountainLEADVILLE, Colo.
Feds to release more details on SC Learjet crash that killed 4, injured drummer and DJAugust 7th, 2009 More details due on SC celebrity Learjet crashCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal investigators plan to release more information about a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people and injured drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM.
4 kids, 4 adults die in fiery wrong-way crash on suburban NYC parkway; 5 hurt in other crashJuly 27th, 2009 4 kids, 4 adults die in NY parkway wrong-way crashBRIARCLIFF, N.Y. — A family's minivan going in the wrong direction crashed into two cars on a suburban parkway on Sunday, killing eight people, including four young children who were related to each other.
NTSB: No mechanical failures found in light-rail accident that injured dozens in San FranciscoJuly 22nd, 2009 NTSB: Human error eyed as cause of SF train crashSAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators say they are focusing on human error as the cause of a light-rail train crash in San Francisco that injured dozens of people after finding no indication of mechanical or systems failures. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the operator of the San Francisco Municipal Railway train in Saturday's collision told investigators he blacked out before the crash.
Buses collide at Walt Disney World, leaving 12 visitors hurt at sprawling Fla. theme parkJuly 17th, 2009 Disney World bus crash hurts 12 at Fla. theme parkORLANDO, Fla.
23 killed in Peru bus accidentJuly 3rd, 2009 LIMA - At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured when two passenger buses in which they were travelling collided head-on in Peru's southern Puno region, officials said. The accident occurred at around 7.45 a.m.
Police say bus crash kills 23 in head-on collision near Lake Titicaca in PeruJuly 3rd, 2009 Peru bus collision kills 23 near Lake TiticacaLIMA, Peru — Two buses crashed head-on Thursday on a mountain road near Lake Titicaca in Peru, killing at least 23 people and injuring 50 more, police said. The morning crash occurred in the Santa Lucia district, about an hour's drive from Lake Titicaca high in the Andes, a Puno state highway police officer told The Associated Press by phone.
NTSB says DC train signaling system had problems for 5 days before deadly crashJuly 1st, 2009 NTSB: DC train signal failed before crashWASHINGTON — Investigators say equipment that is supposed to detect stopped trains failed periodically in the days leading up to a deadly Metro transit train crash in Washington, D.C. Nine people were killed and more than 70 injured June 22 when a train slammed into another train stopped on tracks.
Memorial service planned for operator of DC Metro train involved in crash that killed 9June 26th, 2009 Memorial service set for operator in DC crashWASHINGTON — A memorial service will be held for the operator of a Washington Metro train involved in Monday's crash. Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Va., was to be remembered Friday morning at the Temple of Praise Fellowship Hall in D.C.
26 killed in Jammu road accidentJune 24th, 2009 JAMMU - At least 26 people were killed and 20 others injured when two buses collided in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, police said. Two buses coming from opposite directions collided head-on at Panthal, about 45 km north of Jammu.
Over 60 people injured in Metro collision of 2 trainsJune 23rd, 2009 Over 60 people injured in collisionWASHINGTON — Over 60 passengers have been injured in the crash of two Metro trains. District of Columbia Fire Chief Dennis Rubin says that about 50 of the passengers fell into the quote — walking wounded — category of injuries.
At least 2 killed, dozens injured in tour bus crash off central California highwayApril 29th, 2009 At least 2 killed, dozens hurt in Calif. bus crashSOLEDAD, Calif.
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