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Official: Bus driver had ‘good record’ 
The transportation coordinator for Larimore Public Schools has received a number of inquiries about a Larimore, N.D., school bus crash Wednesday, but said parents should not be concerned. Henry Smith said the bus driver, Kenneth Brunk, 70, has a good record and more than 10 years of experience.
No students were hurt in the crash, which occurred at 39th Avenue and U.S. Highway 2, two miles west of Larimore.
April 13, 2012
Feds probe Motor Coach bus defect that may have caused crashes
Federal safety regulators have begun investigating buses made by Motor Coach Industries Inc. over the past 20 years because the drive shafts can fall out and cause drivers to lose control. Schaumburg, Ill.-based MCI, which says it's the leading maker of intercity buses in the U.S. and Canada, has an assembly plant in Pembina, N.D.
By Tom Krisher , March 27, 2012
28 dead, mostly children, after Swiss Alps tour bus crash in tunnel
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of articleA tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning from a ski vacation. Swiss police said today the vehicle was not speeding and everyone was wearing seat belts.
By Don Melvin and John Heilprin , March 14, 2012
Joy of Belgian kids chronicled in blog before tragic Switzerland bus crash
A torch-light march. Ravioli and meatball dinners. Rides in a funicular railway. A sing-a-long and a dress-up casino evening. Those were some of the things that made last week "mega-cool" for 24 sixth graders at the St. Lambertus school in a hotel in Saint-Luc, high in the Swiss Alps.
By Raf Casert , March 14, 2012
Bus driver calms delusional passenger; police arrest man at Taylor, N.D., exit
A Montana bus driver who was warned by police that a passenger could be problematic said it was helpful that she has experience working with a mentally impaired relative when it came time to get a delusional man off of the bus this morning. Dickinson, N.D., area law enforcement arrested a passenger 18 miles east of Dickinson on the Trailways bus headed to Miles City, Mont., from Fargo at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, bus driver Cindy Ward of Miles City said.
By Forum Communications , March 10, 2012
Western N.D. coach remains in hospital after bus rollover
Officials said one person remains hospitalized after a bus carrying a boys basketball team rolled over Friday near New England, N.D.
By Associated Press , January 16, 2012
At least 16 die when China bus slides off snow-covered bridge
About 50 people were aboard the bus when it crashed this afternoon, including 30 who were rescued, the Xinhua News Agency said. There were no immediate reports on injuries.
By Associated Press , January 04, 2012
Pelican Rapids, Minn., man in critical condition after party bus fall
A Pelican Rapids, Minn., man is in critical condition in Sanford Health in Fargo after falling from a school bus converted to a party bus early Sunday morning, the county sheriff's office reported today.
By Ryan Howard , October 31, 2011
Fed report: Curbside buses have higher fatal accident rate
A federal report says the thriving curbside bus industry, which is based on cheap fares, has a fatal accident rate seven times higher than other types of interstate bus operators.
By Joan Lowy , October 31, 2011
Officials: Nebraska bus collision with overturned semitrailer injures more than 30
Nebraska State Patrol spokesman Craig Schoneberg said the semitrailer overturned about 2 a.m. and was blocking westbound lanes when the bus ran into it. He said the accident occurred about two miles east of the Gibbon, Neb., exit.
By Associated Press , October 06, 2011
Recall announced affecting more than 1,800 Thomas Built school buses
The parent company of High Point, N.C.-based Thomas Built Buses says it initiated a safety recall campaign and has alerted the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
By Associated Press , October 04, 2011
Minor injuries reported after school bus, car collide in Chaska, Minn.
A Carver County middle school bus collided with a car Friday morning, leaving one or more students with minor injuries and the driver of the smaller vehicle hurt as well, school officials said.
By Paul Walsh , September 30, 2011
$112 million suburban Twin C/ities busway built, but no money for buses
The Metropolitan Council recently told Dakota County that funding to operate the buses was a casualty of the state budget deal. With construction well underway and new transit stations already dotting the corridor, officials are now scrambling to find a source of about $1 million annually to operate the transit line, hailed as a cheaper alternative to light rail.
By Katie Humphrey , September 02, 2011
ALL BUSES WELCOME: Hibbing, Minn., museum honoring buses with gathering
The "Gathering of Buses" runs Tuesday through Thursday. It's hosted by the Greyhound Bus Museum. Hibbing bills itself as the birthplace of the U.S. bus industry.
By Associated Press , August 15, 2011
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