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The school bus involved in the accident was a 71-passenger school bus built by American Transportation Company (which was acquired by Navistar International at the time of the accident), and was owned and operated by School Districts 47 and 155 through a Transportation Joint Agreement. At the time of the accident, 35 students were on board.
By the time the engineer saw the bus, there wasn't enough time for the brakes to slow down the train. [2] The ensuing collision killed 24 on the bus, including Silcox. 15 students managed to survive the crash, but with serious injuries. It is the worst railroad crossing accident involving a school bus in U.S. history. [3]
March 24 – United States – Gilchrest Road, New York crossing accident: a school bus was struck by a freight train at a level crossing in Rockland County, New York, near the New York City suburbs of Congers and Valley Cottage, killing five students. The bus driver was convicted of negligent homicide and sentenced to probation; the accident ...
Five people, including three young children, have been killed in western Illinois after a school bus collided with another vehicle, authorities have said.. The incident occurred on a highway near ...
Authorities have identified the five people killed in a fiery collision between a school bus and semitruck on a highway in rural Illinois, including a young brother and sister, another 3-year-old ...
More than $39,000 has been donated in a matter of days following a fatal crash involving a school bus and semi-truck roughly 60 miles from Springfield. ... fatal school bus, semi crash in Illinois ...
The train engineer saw the bus cross the tracks and immediately applied the brakes. However, the train's momentum carried it through the crossing, where it collided with the bus. The freight train ripped through the school bus, severing it into two sections, with the front half coming to rest a quarter mile (1,116 ft) down the tracks.
A school bus taking students home after school crashed into a stopped flatbed trailer in Illinois, according to local news reports. The crash was reported at about 3:10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, near ...