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Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm

A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday. State officials said they couldn't confirm the aneurysm and it was too early to know the cause of the crash.

NTSB probe: Tire puncture caused Texas bus crash

Federal transportation officials recommended Tuesday that bus drivers take new steps to check tire pressure in the wake of a Texas bus crash that killed 17 people last year, but also criticized federal and state agencies for lax oversight of the motorcoach industry.

Mourning Utah band wins competition after crash

Many in tears, members of the high school marching band that lost a teacher in a bus crash honored her by playing on and playing well, sweeping the awards at a regional competition.

Driver in deadly Texas bus crash had used cocaine

A drug test conducted on the driver involved in the Texas charter bus crash that killed 17 passengers last year showed he had recently used cocaine but was apparently not under its influence at the time of the wreck, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.

2 French teens killed in California van crash

Two French teenagers were killed and five other French nationals were injured when the driver of their van fell asleep, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and roll over, the California Highway Patrol said Sunday.

DA: Homicide charge unlikely in Texas bus crash

Texas law enforcement officials say the driver in a charter bus crash that killed 17 people likely won't be charged with anything except misdemeanor traffic violations.

Bus with NY prison visitors tips over, killing 1

A bus transporting visitors to upstate prisons rolled onto its side and plowed into a rock ledge on a highway in the Adirondack mountains early Sunday, killing a woman pinned underneath and hurting nine other people, authorities said.

Peru bus collision kills 23 near Lake Titicaca

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.

Driver in fatal bus wreck arrested at border

Authorities in New Mexico say a bus driver wanted in connection with a bus crash that killed two people has been caught by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

Calif. official: 25 people were hurt in bus crash

Authorities in Southern California have lowered the number of people hurt in a tour bus crash, saying all 25 people aboard the vehicle were injured.

Safety board cites fatigue as factor in crash

Maurice and Teresa Washington were relaxing in the back row of a charter bus the night of Jan. 6, 2008, watching a movie on the way home from a weekend ski trip, when their lives were shattered.

NTSB: Door distracted tour bus driver before crash

A tour bus driver had tried to fix a problem door and was blinded by the sun's glare just before the bus crashed near Hoover Dam last month, killing seven passengers, an investigator said Saturday.

Investigators focus on driver in tour bus crash

Survivors of a tour bus crash that killed seven people in Arizona last week told investigators that the driver might have been distracted before the accident, a state official said Monday.

School bus crashes into cars in Phoenix; 26 hurt

A Phoenix police officer says an out-of-control school bus crashed into several cars, injuring 26 people in a mile-long accident scene.

Bus crashes into Peru ravine, killing 33

A bus ran off a slick mountain road into a ravine in northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 33 people, police said.

DA: Driver in deadly bus crash wasn't intoxicated

Toxicology tests show that the driver of a charter bus that crashed on a rural Northern California road, killing nine, was not drunk or on drugs at the time, prosecutors said Tuesday.

48 killed in road accidents in India

A series of road accidents killed at least 48 people and injured another 64 in north and northeastern India on Tuesday, government officials and police said.

Fatal crash highlights lure of casinos for seniors

The casinos run by American Indian tribes in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed over the weekend, killing eight people and injuring dozens.

NTSB member questions Mexican bus safety checks

Foreign-made buses that don't meet U.S. safety standards can drive across the nation's southern border to operate in this country because of gaps in safety laws intended to ensure those imported buses are safe, a federal safety official said Wednesday.

Death toll rises to 9 in Calif. charter bus crash

The death toll has risen to nine in the crash of a charter bus that was on its way to a casino in Northern California.

Texas bus crash survivors honor emergency helpers

Pilgrims who survived a bus crash and relatives of those who died returned to the area Sunday to celebrate Mass and honor city officials for their help, declaring that a bond had formed between this small north Texas city and the Houston area's Vietnamese community.

Report: Bus crash in China kills 51

A state news agency says a fiery bus crash in China's mountainous southwest has killed 51 people.

Feds cite Texas bus operator after 2 fatal crashes

A Texas motorcoach operator forced out of service by federal authorities last week was involved in at least two deadly accidents in Mexico before being shut down, court records show.

Authorities: Tire failure may be behind Nev. crash

Tire failure may have caused a casino worker shuttle bus crash that injured 29 people, a Nevada Highway Patrol officer said Monday.

Miss. crash survivors say bus slipped on wet road

Survivors of a casino bus crash in Mississippi described the frightening feeling of the vehicle sliding sideways down a wet highway before it rolled over in a tangle of twisted seats, luggage and injured passengers.

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Bus Crash Kills 1 and Injures 27 in Sierra Nevada
Source: firstcoastnews.com

A ski resort's employee shuttle bus crashed on the main highway through California's Sierra Nevada on Saturday, killing a passenger and injuring 27 others, authorities said.

Families Healing Following Sherman Bus Crash
Source: KTVT-TV

SHERMAN (CBS 11 News) ― Nearly two months later, a group of Vietnamese Catholics returned Sunday to the site of a deadly bus crash in Sherman.

Miss. crash survivors say bus slipped on wet road
Source: Yahoo! News

"Survivors of a casino bus crash in Mississippi described the frightening feeling of the vehicle sliding sideways down a wet highway before it rolled over in a tangle of twisted seats, luggage and injured passengers."

Six Die As Train Hits School Bus In France Near Lake Geneva
Source: Sky.com

At least six children have died and 30 have been injured after a train ploughed into a school bus in the French Alps.

2 Killed in Atlanta Bus Crash
Source: FOXNews.com

Two people were killed and two were critically injured after a charter bus hit a median wall and utility poles heading southbound on I-85 near downtown Atlanta, police said. Police were investigating the accident, which happened just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Four injured in Va. bus crash
Source: WRC/4

UPDATE: Both bus drivers, another adult and a student were injured in the Monday crash of a Metrobus and a school bus in Centreville, Va. All four were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

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