WTVD-TV reported on a Durham school bus accident recently. The collision happened around 8 am at the intersection of Summit Street and South Roxboro Street. Reportedly, the school bus was on South Roxboro Street attempting to turn left onto Summit Street when it collided with a car. A boy in...
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Did a Bus Driver’s Mistake Lead to a Wayne County School Bus Crash?
The Goldsboro Daily News recently featured a report on a Wayne County school bus crash that sent the bus driver and two passengers in a car involved in the wreck to the hospital. Per the Goldsboro Daily News report, the bus driver made a left turn in front of the...
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What Led to a Dump Truck Hitting a School Bus?
The Goldsboro News-Argus recently reported about a traffic crash involving a dump truck hitting a school bus. Fortunately, the 37 children on the school bus at the time of the wreck were able to avoid injury. As of this writing, police were still investigating the wreck, which involved the dump...
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How Can NC Keep Reckless Drivers from Getting Behind the Wheel of School Buses?
What are the requirements for driving school buses in NC? That’s what some people may have been wondering after 19 students were injured in a school bus crash that happened because of a bus driver’s recklessness. Per a WRAL-TV report, the school bus accident happened in December as a bus...
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Why Have There Been So Many School Bus Crashes in North Carolina Recently?
The Goldsboro News-Argus reported that over the course of one week in December there were three separate school bus crashes in NC involving buses from schools in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County. Reportedly, all three wrecks resulted in no student injuries. The first school bus crash happened on a Monday when a Mineral...
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Is There a Way to Prevent Drivers from Running School Bus Stop Signs?
How can drivers be prevented from running school bus stop signs? You know, the stop sign that the bus driver puts out just before it stops to let kids get on or off the bus. How anyone could miss this is a huge mystery because lights are flashing all over...
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Is Speeding to Blame for Deadly School Bus Accident?
WRAL-TV reported on a tragic school bus accident that happened in Chattanooga, Tennessee shortly before Thanksgiving. The crash happened in the afternoon as 35 elementary school kids were being driven home. Reportedly, the bus driver was speeding as the vehicle was traveling down a narrow, curvy road, which led to...
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How Avoiding a Rear-End Collision Led to a School Bus Crash
A driver swerving to avoid rear-ending a car that had stopped led to a school bus crash in Raleigh, according to WTVD-TV. The incident happened near the intersection of Diquedo Drive and Skycrest Drive. Both the school bus and the other vehicle, a pickup truck, were traveling along Skycrest Drive...
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Is It Safe for My Kids to Ride a School Bus?
In the aftermath of the Richmond County bus crash that left 40 people injured and cost four others their lives, some believe negligence led to the tragedy. According to The Herald, a Rock Hill, North Carolina newspaper, leading up to the accident, the bus was taking Ramah Juco Academy’s football...
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