
Investigators cite recurring fires and systemic safety lapses, urging SEPTA to suspend its Silverliner IV fleet until root causes are resolved and long-term fixes are in place.
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Three students on the motorcoach and three people in a passenger vehicle were killed. More than 40 other people were injured.
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Alvin Brown served under President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore before working with the U.S. Department of Transportation and NTSB.
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As a result of the crash, six bus occupants died and two were seriously injured. Another six, including the bus driver, sustained minor injuries. The driver of the box truck was also seriously injured.
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The board is concerned that the proposed move would prohibit continued federally required testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees for marijuana use because laboratories certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for such testing are not authorized to test for Schedule III controlled substances.
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The additions bring the board to its full complement of five members. The NTSB has been functioning with three board members since the departure of Vice Chairman Bruce Landsburg in December.
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Under the NPRM, transit agencies nationwide would be required to create a protection program geared at personnel who work on or around the tracks, implement comprehensive training for workers, and ensure unsafe acts and conditions are reported.
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The full restoration of service will come two days after the collision incident, following the removal of two incident trains from the 96 Street subway tunnel, repairs to the tunnel’s tracks and the third rail, and a safety inspection of the tunnel area.
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The NTSB Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements has been the focus of the agency’s safety advocacy efforts for nearly 35 years.
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Three students, two chaperones, and a teacher were killed in the fiery chain-reaction crash. The report reveals the semi-truck was allegedly following too closely.
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