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18 Kindergarteners Killed in China Crash

School minibus carrying 63 had just 9 seats

(Newser) - Tragedy in China, where officials say an overloaded school minibus crashed head-on with a truck in the rural western part of the country today, killing at least 18 kindergarten children on their way to class. Some 62 children and two adults were crowded into the bus, which had just nine...

Greyhound Bus Crash Sends 14 to Hospital

Driver lost control in the passing lane, say police

(Newser) - The driver of a Greyhound bus bound for St. Louis from New York City lost control on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early today, sending the bus careering across the highway and up an embankment before it landed on its side on the interstate. The crash sent at least 14 people to...

41 Killed in China Bus Fire
 41 Killed in China Bus Fire 
Jul 22, 2011 8:17 AM CDT

41 Killed in China Bus Fire

Officials will need DNA tests to identify badly burned victims

(Newser) - An overloaded double-decker bus burst into flames on a highway in central China early today, killing 41 people on board. The official Xinhua News Agency says six passengers managed to escape the blaze in Henan province's Xinyang city and were all hospitalized, with one in critical condition. The sleeper...

College B-Ball Legend Dies in Bus Crash

Lorenzo Charles remembered for stunning 1983 victory

(Newser) - Lorenzo Emile Charles, the hero of the 1983 NCAA championship game, died yesterday in a bus crash in North Carolina. Charles, who caught and dunked a last-second shot from his NC State Wolfpack teammate to win the title over heavily favored opponents, was alone and driving a charter bus when...

Van Packed With Church Members Crashes, Killing 5

Victims included mother and two daughters

(Newser) - A van full of church members heading home from a Bible class veered off a northeast Louisiana highway and hit a culvert, killing five people and injuring several others. The van crashed Wednesday night, and the van's driver, Joey McKan, 30, died yesterday from his injuries, making him the...

4 Killed in Bus Crash; Driver Charged

Kin Yiu Cheung, 37, may have been fatigued

(Newser) - The driver of a tour bus that overturned this morning, killing four people, has been charged with reckless driving. The bus left North Carolina for New York last night, but swerved off I-95 in Virginia around 5am and flipped after hitting an embankment. Dozens were injured, WNBC reports. Police are...

Bus Crash Kills Groom, 27 Others

India accident kills members of wedding party

(Newser) - A would-be groom and several relatives going to a wedding were among the 28 people killed when a wooden bridge collapsed yesterday and sent a bus crashing into a lake in India's remote northeast, officials said today. The bus fell 15 feet into the water and sank with the...

New York Bound Bus Flips, Killing 4
 NY-Bound Bus Flips, Killing 4 
May 31, 2011 11:42 AM CDT

NY-Bound Bus Flips, Killing 4

Likely cause is driver fatigue in crash off I-95 in Virginia

(Newser) - A commercial tour bus traveling to New York City went off Interstate 95 in Virginia and flipped on its roof before dawn today, killing four people and injuring many more, state police said. The bus was en route from Greensboro, NC, to New York City's Chinatown when it strayed...

Egypt Bus Slides Off Ferry Into Nile; 17 Dead

10 people rescued, but others are missing

(Newser) - An Egyptian security official says a bus fell off a ferry into the Nile River and that at least 17 people drowned in the accident. The official says the minibus was packed with 32 passengers, mostly mourners heading to a funeral across the river, when the accident took place early...

Driver Dies in Second NY Tour Bus Crash

40 hospitalized after NJ Turnpike accident

(Newser) - Tour buses in New York City are likely to face even greater scrutiny following the second deadly accident in three days. A tour bus heading from Chinatown to Philadelphia crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike last night, killing the driver and at least one of his 45 passengers, ABC News...

Bronx Bus Crash Driver Couldn't Legally Drive

NTSB investigating ex-con Ophadell Williams

(Newser) - The driver involved in the Bronx crash that killed 15 people shouldn't have been behind the wheel of any vehicle, let alone a tour bus full of passengers, officials involved in the probe tell AP . Ophadell Williams' driving privileges were suspended in 1995 and apparently never reinstated after he failed...

Bronx Tour Bus Crash Death Toll Hits 15
 Tour Bus Death Toll Hits 15 
Mar 14, 2011 12:52 PM CDT

Tour Bus Death Toll Hits 15

Several are still hospitalized in critical condition

(Newser) - Saturday's horrific Bronx tour bus crash claimed its 15th victim today. A 70-year-old man died from his injuries this morning, police say; none of the victims' names have yet been released. Several other passengers, most in critical condition, remain hospitalized with injuries, the AP reports. Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety...

Bus Crash Victims: Driver Swerved

Survivors recount horrific accident

(Newser) - Survivors and witnesses of yesterday's horrific Bronx tour bus crash are dismissing the driver's story that he was cut off by a tractor-trailer, reports the AP. Passengers have told investigators that he inexplicably swerved to the right various times just before the accident and that no one felt the bus...

Death Toll in Tour Bus Crash Climbs to 14

Another 20 people remain hospitalized near NYC

(Newser) - A tour bus overturned on I-95 in the Bronx this morning, catastrophically slicing off its roof on a road sign and killing 14 people, reports the Daily News . About 20 people remain hospitalized, with at least six in critical condition. The bus driver told police he lost control after a...

40 Killed in Israel Forest Fire
 40 Killed in Israel Forest Fire 
Dec 2, 2010 10:23 AM CST

40 Killed in Israel Forest Fire

Bus overturns; crews unable to stop flames

(Newser) - A forest fire in northern Israel has killed at least 40 people after a bus overturned in the flames, the Jerusalem Post reports. The fire, which began this morning near a village, has spread across some 1,400 acres. Fire crews battled the flames as a kibbutz and a prison...

Bus Catastrophe Averted After Driver Dies at Wheel

Coach helps keep volleyball team safe

(Newser) - What started as a routine bus trip for the Western Kentucky University women's volleyball team ended up a near disaster. As the team left home at Bowling Green, all seemed normal—until coach Travis Hudson realized the bus was on the rumble strips on the side of the road and...

At Least 4 Dead in Calif. Bus Crash

(Newser) - A bus carrying French tourists overturned in central California, killing at least four and injuring scores more, reports KSBW-TV. The bus was carrying about 50 tourists from San Francisco to Santa Maria when it flipped over and skidded into a guardrail near Soledad. The cause is unclear. "I personally...

25 Dead in Israel Bus Crash
 25 Dead in Israel Bus Crash 
Dec 16, 2008 11:31 AM CST

25 Dead in Israel Bus Crash

Russian tourists among victims of accident

(Newser) - At least 25 people were killed when a bus full of Russian tourists plunged into a ravine in Israel today, Haaretz reports. At least 12 more are in serious condition. The bus contained roughly 60 passengers traveling from St. Petersburg to the Red Sea resort of Eilat. The incident is...

Londoner Dies in Double-Decker Crash

Bus runs into tree, killing bystander and injuring 19

(Newser) - A double-decker bus crashed into a tree this morning near Tower Bridge, one of London's most famous landmarks, leaving one woman dead and 19 people injured. The victim was believed to be a pedestrian in her early 20s. Bystanders told the Times of London that the bus windows had been...

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