Posts tagged bus accident

• Bus Driver Fell Asleep Prior to Wreck

  Beth Janicek | July 06, 2011 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  I blogged earlier this week about a bus wreck in San Marcos, Texas, in which 18 people were injured. The company which owned the bus, Mares Bus Lines, had numerous violations regarding driver...

• Several Injured In Texas Charter Bus Crash

  Angel Reyes | September 27, 2010 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Eighteen people were injured in a charter bus crash early Sunday morning, according to Texas authorities. A news release by the state Department of Public Safety said, the El Conejo passenger...

• Woman Injured in Greyhound Bus Fall Files Suit

  Scott Kappes | August 27, 2010 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Rosa Vasquez has filed a lawsuit against Greyhound Lines over injuries she claims she suffered when the driver of the bus she was riding swerved unexpectedly causing here to fall. Vasquez and her...

• Outrage Over Anna School Bus Crash

  Jeff Rasansky | November 20, 2008 10:05 AM | 5 CommentsDallas, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Parents were outraged after 16 students were injured in an Anna school bus crash that occurred around 4 p.m. yesterday. Superintendent Dr. Joe Wardell says that the district never received...

• North Texas Students Sprayed With Antifreeze from Defective Bus

  Jeff Rasansky | October 17, 2008 4:03 PM | 1 CommentDallas, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Six middle school football players from North Texas have just been released from local hospitals after they were sprayed with antifreeze from a school bus on Thursday night after returning from a...

• Safety Was Lacking in Bus Crash that Killed 1, Injured 47 at the Border

  Jeff Rasansky | October 07, 2008 4:10 PM | 1 CommentDallas, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  An investigator made a statement on Tuesday that no U.S. or Texas safety officials were on duty when a bus crossed the border hours before a fatal accident. NTSB investigator Pete Kotowski said that...

• Federal Government Cracking Down on Bus Companies

  Jeff Rasansky | August 26, 2008 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Federal officials have been paying particularly close attention to bus companies after the Sherman bus crash earlier this month. The Houston Chronicle reports that around 300 bus companies are...

• Another Sherman Bus Accident Lawsuit Filed

  Jeff Rasansky | August 19, 2008 2:28 PM | 1 CommentDallas, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Another lawsuit has been filed over the Sherman bus crash that killed 17 people. The complaint was filed by the estate of Cham Nguyen and alleges that negligence on the part of the owner and...

• Federal Government Takes Action Against Bus Company

  Jeff Rasansky | August 12, 2008 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A second bus owned by the company involved in last week’s deadly bus crash has been ordered out of service. Inspectors from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the bus should be...

• More News about the Sherman Bus Accident

  Jeff Rasansky | August 11, 2008 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The bus company that owned the vehicle involved in last Friday’s crash in Sherman that killed 17 people was found to be “grossly deficient” in its vehicle maintenance according to federal...