The Huntsville bus brave involved a school bus carrying 40 students from Lee High School to Huntsville Center for Technology and took place on November 20, 2006, on an elevated section of Interstate 565 in Huntsville, Alabama. The police claimed that the bus passed the side of the road after a car driven by another Lee High student tried to turn around the bus, causing the bus driver to drive over the cliff. Four students were killed and 23 wounded after the bus fell nearly 40 feet (12 m). The driver was ejected from the bus before passing the side of the bridge. The accident was widely covered by CNN and USA Today .
The accident revived the debate about the installation of seat belts on the bus, and whether Alabama should follow in the footsteps of countries like Florida in legislating mandatory lap belt. After the accident, Alabama Governor Bob Riley ordered a report made for this issue. A study group consisting of education and transportation officials interviewed 17 expert witnesses, and in early 2007 issued a recommendation that the pilot program be run with a lap and a shoulder belt installed on a number of new buses from 2008.
A similar accident occurred on November 21, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where a school bus driver lost control of the bus, causing him to roll over on his side and crash into a tree, killing six students and injuring 23 people.
Video 2006 Huntsville bus crash
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Maps 2006 Huntsville bus crash
External links
- NTSB Highway Accident Brief HWY-07-MH-007: School Bus Bridge Replaces Collision With Passenger Vehicle, Huntsville, Alabama, November 20, 2006
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