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Tougher Tennessee School Bus Law Now in Effect

School bus drivers must be at least 25 years old in Tennessee starting New Year’s Day under one of 16 new state laws taking effect. Lawmakers made the change in reaction to a November 2016 school bus crash that killed …

41 Students Injured in Kentucky in Crash Between 3 School Buses

Officials say 41 students in Kentucky have been injured in a crash involving three school buses. Jefferson County Public Schools spokesman Daniel Kemp told news outlets the crash happened Thursday morning on a highway in Louisville as the students were …

11 Children Injured When School Bus Overturns

Louisiana officials say a school bus carrying about 38 children has overturned, with 11 children and the driver suffering what were described as minor to moderate injuries. Louisiana State Police Trooper Dustin Dwight says it happened Monday morning near Greensburg …

Tennessee Police to Monitor School Buses After Deadly Crash

Law enforcement officers in Tennessee plan to follow and ride Hamilton County school buses at random after a bus crash killed six students in November. The Times Free Press says the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Chattanooga …

3 Florida School Buses Involved in Crashes on First Day Back to School

Authorities in Florida say three Pinellas County school buses crashed on the first day back from winter break, though no students were injured. The Tampa Bay Times reports the crashes occurred Tuesday afternoon. The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus …

Police Testify Driver in Deadly Tennessee School Bus Crash was Speeding

The 24-year-old driver in a Tennessee school bus crash that killed six children was speeding about 20 miles per hour over the 30 mile-per-hour limit, police testified Dec. 14, drawing tears from their families in court. Johnthony Walker also was …

School Bus Driver in Fatal Maryland Crash was Speeding, Had Prior Wrecks

The driver of a Baltimore school bus that careened into a transit bus, killing him and five others, was speeding, had a history of previous crashes and had a seizure the week before, national investigators said Wednesday. Glenn Chappell was …

3 Lawsuits Filed Over Tennessee Bus Crash That Killed 6 Kids

So far, three lawsuits have been filed following a school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., that killed six children and injured several more. The Chattanooga Times Free Press each of the lawsuits have been filed in Hamilton County against Durham …

23 Students Injured in Tennessee School Bus Crash

Twenty-three students were hospitalized after a Tennessee school bus crashed and rolled over on an interstate off-ramp Friday, but authorities said none suffered life-threatening injuries. The bus was one of three headed from Chester County in western Tennessee to an …

Maryland School Bus Driver Killed in Crash Had Traffic Violation History

The Baltimore school bus driver who died along with five others in a collision with a commuter bus was found at fault in three traffic-related cases in the last eight years, according to civil and criminal court records and an …