The School Transportation News research found 70 injuries relating to school bus crossings and 17 fatalities. a Fewer than 500. In that violent incident, Christopher Bonilla, 13, was ejected and declared dead at the scene. On April 14, 2020, a car crashed into the back of an XN40 bus (3209) on the K6 around 10 PM leaving the three people inside the car pinned and severely injured. While 2018-2109 school bus deaths onboard the bus appear to align with recent figures, the noteworthy abnormality was the number of students who were injured or killed while crossing the street to their school bus or school bus stop, students hit by illegally passing vehicles, and students who were struck while walking on the side of the road to or from their school bus stop. A bus crashed into an SUV at North Washington and Pendleton Streets. Also in April 2019, a New York student, 7-year-old Cameron Brown, was killed when he walked behind the school bus and was struck by a van, which pinned him against the school bus. In May 2019, a North Carolina Student, 8-year-old Ayanna Ja’Nae Jiminez Crump was standing on the side of the road, waiting for her school bus. Nationwide, states reported four deaths for both the 2014-2015 and the 2015-2016 school years. While statistically riding a bus is much safer than riding in a car, no transportation choice is one Reports should be filed with local law enforcement, like the sheriff’s department or the highway patrol. (STN Podcast E30) Bus Tech Takes Off: Using Technology for Safety & Efficiency... (STN Podcast E29) Happy Hour #4: Recognizing Innovative School Bus Technology, (STN Podcast E28) Happy Hour #3: COVID-19 Inspires Technological Innovations. A pick-up truck ran into the side of a bus along South Glebe Road near the interchange with I-395. Unknown injuries right now", "Metrobus crash causes damage to multiple parked vehicles in Northwest DC", "Metrobus Strikes, Kills Pedestrian in DC", "Car Crashes Into Metro Bus Injuring Three People", "update: The Metrobus is in the process of being removed from the Silver Spring United Methodist Church lawn. Elsewhere, a 12-year old student, Jazmine Villareal, was killed in October 2018, after her school bus rolled into a ditch and caught fire in Texas. Then in January 2019, a school bus in Texas was struck by a train while crossing some railroad tracks. That conclusion again confirms various federal government and industry assertions that yellow school bus transportation has the safest record of any form of ground transportation for students. On October 24, 2019, a DE40LFA (6475) flipped over and crashed along Suitland Parkway. Never sign any document until you speak with your lawyer in order to avoid deceptive contracts. 5 Dead, 27 Injured As Bus Catches Fire In Karnataka's Chitradurga, Karnataka News | ANI | Wednesday August 12, 2020. No students were on the bus. One of the leading causes of bus accidents is the failure of the driver to see another vehicle on the road. Bus accident statistics, for example, are lower than the average statistics for car accidents. On January 4, 2016, car cut in front of a Metrobus on the 32 near Alabama Avenue causing the bus to slam on its breaks injuring six passengers.