Did a school bus get hit by a train?

A 13-year-old boy died and a 9-year-old girl was injured. John Franklin Stevens was driving the Athens Independent School District bus on Jan. 25 when it was slammed into by a Union Pacific freight train.

Who was the bus driver in the Fox River Grove incident?

Patricia Catencamp
Bus driver Patricia Catencamp — a substitute who’d never driven the route before — was running 20 minutes behind schedule. Marino was sitting near the front of the bus. He’d been heading for the back but was pulled into the seat by two friends.

What are 3 things that might lead to a student injury on the bus?

Common forms of injuries sustained while on the bus can include falls from sudden braking, impact with a frontward seat due to defective seat belts or absence of any form of restraint device, injured hands or arms from defective doors and windows, assaults from other students due to a lapse in the security on the bus.

What is the major cause of school bus accidents?

The most common causes of school bus accidents are: Driver error. Drivers must take all necessary safety precautions and acquire the skills necessary to drive large buses, especially with loud distractions. Weather conditions.

What is the definition of a school bus crash?

School Transportation-Related Crashes A school transportation-related crash is a crash which involves, either directly or indirectly, a school bus body vehicle, or a non-school bus functioning as a school bus, transporting children to or from school or school-related activities.

How often are children killed by school buses?

On average, 14 school-age pedestrians are killed by school transportation vehicles (school buses and non-school bus vehicles used as school buses) each year, and 3 are killed by other vehicles involved in school bus-related crashes. More school-age pedestrians have been killed between the hours of 3 p.m. and 4

What are the responsibilities of a school bus driver?

We’re Hiring! The face of First Student, school bus drivers pick up and deliver several hundred children during a normal shift — on time and safely. They are responsible for following all traffic and company regulations to the letter, and they must remain consistently calm and collected in all situations.

How many people have died in school transportation crashes?

Since 1998, 1,564 people have died in school transportation-related crashes— an average of 142 fatalities per year. Most of the people who lost their lives in those crashes (72%) were occupants of other vehicles involved. Nonoccupants (pedestrians, bicyclists, etc.) accounted for 20 percent of the deaths, and occupants