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The NTSB is currently investigating the accident, which occurred about 5:30 a.m. on Saturday as it was transporting passengers to New York City's Chinatown from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut..
Read More →The bus, with 22 people aboard, was heading from central Mexico to Los Angeles March 5 when it rear-ended a pick-up truck, veered across several lanes into the median and plunged into a ditch on Interstate 10 south of Phoenix.
Read More →The agenda will focus not only on the Metro accident investigation, but also the adequacy of state and federal oversight of rail transit systems, as well as the characteristics of high reliability organizations.
Read More →The NTSB has investigators on the scene and scheduled a briefing for Tuesday afternoon.
Read More →A live and archived Webcast of the proceedings will be available on the NTSB's Website.
Read More →The NTSB recently wrapped its investigation of the crash site in August.
Read More →As part of the ongoing investigation, the NTSB is continuing to examine components from the train control system in WMATA's laboratory facility in Landover, Md., and at WMATA's Operations Control Center.
Read More →Immediate safety steps taken include hourly announcements to all operators reminding them it is a rule violation to cut-out or bypass any vehicle function or change operating modes without approval from Central Control.
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