A California state lawmaker has proposed sweeping bus safety reforms recommended by federal officials who investigated a fiery bus crash in Northern California that killed eight people including five Los Angeles area high school students who were on a college tour. According to a news report in The Press Enterprise,…
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Pedestrian Injured In Santa Ana School Bus Accident
Francisco Velasquez Ramirez, 72, Santa Ana was injured in a pedestrian accident after a school bus struck him in a marked crosswalk. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury collision occurred the afternoon of May 11, 2015. Officials say the man was going east on…
Driver Charged with Child Endangerment in Anaheim School Bus Accident
A former school bus driver who officials say passed out while taking a group of kids home and crashed into a tree is facing felony child abuse and endangerment as a well ad perjury charges in connection with a school bus crash in Anaheim Hills on April 24, 2014. According…
Nine Injured in Santa Ana Bus Accident
Nine people were injured when a driver ran a red light and hit an Orange County Transportation Authority bus the night of June 3, 2014. The Orange County Register reports that the incident occurred at the intersection of 17th Street and Fairview Road. Officials say the OCTA bus was traveling…
Students Seriously Injured in Anaheim School Bus Crash
A school bus accident in Anaheim Hills has left three students and the bus driver seriously injured after the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into trees the afternoon of April 24, 2014. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury crash, involving an Orange Unified…
14 Injured in Riverside Bus Accident
At least 14 people were injured, one seriously, when a Riverside Transit Authority bus, a car and a tow truck crashed the morning of December 19, 2013. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the incident occurred at Highway 74 and Briggs Road in Romoland. California Highway Patrol officials…
Riverside Bus Crash Injures 11
Eleven people suffered injuries in a bus crash after a Riverside Transit Authority bus crashed off Interstate 215 in Riverside. The Press-Enterprise reports that the crash occurred the morning of March 27, 2013 at the Box Springs Road onramp to the southbound Interstate 215. California Highway Patrol officials said an…
Female Bicyclist Killed in Malibu
October 15, 2012–Malibu, CA– According to a CBS News report, an unidentified woman was killed in a Malibu bicycle accident on Saturday when she collided with a Metro bus. The accident took place on Pacific Coast Highway near Puerco Canyon Road around 2:00 p.m. The woman was declared dead at…
Elderly Woman Killed in Ventura DUI Collision
Margarita McIntosh, 75, was killed in a Ventura pedestrian accident, which officials say involved a school bus driver who was under the influence of drugs. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Woodland Street and Brookshire Avenue, the afternoon of September…
32 Injured in Metro Blue Line Crash in Downtown Los Angeles
A train accident involving a Metro Blue Line train and a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles left at least 32 people injured the morning of August 27, 2012. According to a City News Service report, the injury crash occurred at San Pedro Street and Washington Boulevard. Officials say 32…