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1 Killed, 1 Hurt Falling Out of Tour Bus in Mass.

SHIRLEY, Mass. - One man was killed and another injured when the two fell out of a bathroom window of a tour bus in Massachusetts that was coming from a brewery in New Hampshire, Massachusetts State Police said Sunday. Police said Thomas Johnson, 31, of Gardner was killed when he fell Saturday night onto Route 2 in...

Cops: Woman Smeared Poop on Bus Driver's Seat

The bathroom is usually located at the back of the bus -- not in the front. But police in Portland, Ore., say that didn't stop an 18-year-old high school student from turning a city bus into a portable potty by smearing feces on the driver's seat and steering wheel. Gloria C. Soto has been charged with felony criminal...

Police: 3 Die in Truck Collision With School Buses

JACKSON, Miss. -- At least 10 high school students were taken to hospitals and three adults were killed when a tractor-trailer sideswiped a school bus and collided head-on with another school bus Tuesday on a highway bridge in north Mississippi, authorities said. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Jon...

Greyhound Releases Statement in Response to Fatal Bus Crash

(July 22) -- Greyhound Lines has issued a statement following up on the horrific bus crash that occurred outside Fresno, Calif., early this morning, killing six and injuring nine. It reads as follows: At approximately 2:35 a.m. Pacific time on July 22, Greyhound Lines bus 30601, schedule 6888, was traveling northbound on...

6 Killed, 9 Hurt, in Greyhound Bus Crash

FRESNO, Calif. (July 22) -- A Greyhound bus traveling to Sacramento from Los Angeles crashed on a highway in California's Central Valley early Thursday morning, killing six and seriously injuring nine others. The bus, carrying 36 people, struck an SUV that had overturned in front of it, slammed into a concrete center...

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05/28/12 UPDATE3 Police arrest bus company pres. over fatal... Source: Kyodo News Police on Monday arrested the president of tour bus operator Rikuentai on suspicion of violating the Road Transportation Law by allowing the driver of the company's bus that crashed and killed seven passengers last month to obtain permits illegally for buses of his own.
05/28/12 'No child left behind' bus policy starts Source: Sky News - Australia A 'no child left behind' bus policy in southeast Queensland will not be scrapped despite claims it is being abused by people to avoid paying fares.
05/28/12 Letter: Time to examine the alternatives Source: Yorkshire Evening Post - Leeds - West Yorkshire - UK THERE are not many fans of bus deregulation left in West Yorkshire after 25 years of fares rises and service cuts but it seems the policy of allowing bus operators to do what they like, when they like will always have a loyal fan in Ray Wilkes ('Beware the cost of quality contracts', YEP, May 22).
05/28/12 CU buses will run on modified holiday schedule Monday Source: ABC - KSPR - Springfield MO CU Transit Services will operate routes on a modified holiday schedule for Memorial Day. Transit Services will offer hourly bus service using routes and schedules normally operated nightly and on Sundays.
05/28/12 Myciti buses running at loss Source: Times Live - South Africa The Cape Times reported the city said that despite the huge deficit, the service was a "social project that will benefit the poor and improve the quality of life for all citizens".