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Most large school buses in the U.S. don't have passenger seat belts.

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A fatal Ohio crash has some asking why most school buses still don't have seat belts

5:00am August 31, 2023

by Scott Neuman

Several states now require lap-and-shoulder belts on all new school buses purchased. But most states have no such requirement.

A school bus is carried away on Tuesday in Chattanooga, Tenn., from the site where it crashed on Monday. The bus driver, Johnthony Walker, 24, has been arrested on charges including vehicular homicide, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. The crash

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Tenn. School Bus Crash Claims Another Victim As A 6th Child Dies

11:29am November 24, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

The driver, Johnthony Walker, 24, was charged on Monday with five counts of vehicular homicide. Chattanooga police say he will now be charged with a sixth, after a hospitalized child died.

In this photo provided by the Chattanooga Fire Department via Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga Fire Department personnel work the scene of a fatal elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday.

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At Least 5 Children Die In Tennessee School Bus Crash

7:27am November 22, 2016

by Mark Katkov

The 24-year-old driver has been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving for his role in the crash in Chattanooga on Monday.