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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]
The 2014 Ukraine train bus collision occurred on 4 February 2014 when a bus was hit by a train and killed at least 13 people and another 6 were wounded; the bus driver survived. According to province prosecutor's office: "The shuttle bus ignored the traffic lights and the sound signals and headed to the crossing".
1 February 1964 – A train hit a bus near Paraná. 20 killed and 16 injured. [3] 10 January 1965 – Near La Plata a bus was hit by a train. Eight killed and twenty-nine injured [4] 31 October 1984 – San Justo level crossing disaster: at least 48 people died and 16 were injured when a local bus was hit by a commuter train. [5]
On the evening of October 7, at about 7:35 p.m., approximately 40 students from Cité-des-Jeunes high school were travelling by school bus to a dance in Hudson, Quebec, when the bus reached a level crossing. At the time of the incident, the bus was being driven by 22 year old Marcel Fleury, of Dorion.
A charter bus passenger sat as rescue personnel worked around her after the bus was hit by a CSX train at the Main Street crossing on March 7, 2017, in Biloxi, Mississippi.
4 February – Ukraine – 2014 Ukraine train bus collision - A train struck a bus whose driver ignored flashing crossing signals killing 13 and injuring 6. 8 February – France – Annot derailment - A train derailed between Digne-les-Bains and Nice after being hit by a falling rock, killing two people and injuring seven.
In March, jurors handed a $72.5 million verdict to a cancer patient hit by an MTA bus. And in 2019, a young man paralyzed by a falling railroad tie won a stunning $110 million verdict. Show comments
The position of the bus when it was hit by the train. The driver was unaware that the position of her bus was unsafe. As with most transportation crashes, there were other conditions present that created an environment in which this type of collision could occur. These causes take root in the history of the road, the railroad, and the crossing.