Many people in Fairfield, Connecticut, rely on public transportation to travel from one place to another. Since a bus usually has more passengers than any other vehicle, the chance of or injuries or casualties may be higher in a bus accident. Recently, a bus carrying students was involved in a three-vehicle accident on Kings…
Labor Day weekend typically marks the end of summer and the start of the school year. It also means more children on the sidewalks and more high school drivers and buses on the roads during the morning and afternoon hours. How can we ensure that our children are safe from car accidents? What can we…
Federal officials recently cracked down on several low-cost bus companies operating from Chinatown in Manhattan, prompting the closure of 26 bus lines. This crackdown comes on the heels of numerous crashes involving bus companies from Chinatown, the deadliest of which occurred in 2011. A tour bus carrying 32 passengers from a Connecticut casino slammed into…
New Haven residents may recall hearing of a recent accident between a city bus and a truck that injured 22 people, five of whom required hospitalization. A truck rear-ended the CT Transit city bus, heading to downtown New Haven and carrying 29 people, during a Monday morning rush hour. The truck, which was carrying kitchen…
According to students who were on a school bus that crashed in Vernon, Connecticut, the school bus driver appeared sleepy and may have fallen asleep right before the accident. The school bus driver drove off the road and into a utility pole on Thursday, injuring more than a dozen students. There are conflicting stories about…