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On January 29, 2013, a hostage crisis, lasting almost seven days, began in the Wiregrass Region near U.S. Highway 231 in Midland City, Alabama. Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old Vietnam War-era veteran, boarded a Dale County school bus, killed the driver, and took a five-year-old boy hostage.
Buses often appear as settings, or sometimes even characters, in works of fiction. This is a list of named buses which were important story elements in notable works of fiction, including books, films and television series.
When a school bus is sold for usage outside of student transport, NHTSA regulations require that its identification as a school bus be removed. [2] To do so, all school bus lettering must be removed or covered while the exterior must be painted a color different than school bus yellow; the stop arm(s) and warning lamps must be removed or ...
Earkavion Lee, 15, was getting off the school bus on Thursday afternoon in Columbus, Georgia, when he was shot. Police responded to the scene, and Lee was taken to the hospital, where he was ...
As Blue Bird unveiled the Vision in November 2006, the company also previewed a prototype Type C bus using the same chassis. [4] The Blue Bird EC-72 was designed as a school bus with a lower production cost than the Vision, primarily through the simplification of its overall design and lack of customization.
Bus driver who saved 14 students in Colorado praised for swift action. Officials with the Aurora School District, as well as members of the community, are also hailing the driver a hero.
At the same time, the bus veered to the left, leaving the carriageway and climbing an embankment before coming to rest on its side. [ 6 ] The crash killed two people – 40-year old coach driver Stephen Shrimpton and 15-year-old student Jessica Baker.
"The school bus should clarify the owner of the car. If there is a partnership operator, it must be explained; the school bus must be integrated into the insurance; the seat belt must conform to the child's body shape; the vehicle doors and windows must be open; the folding chair should not be placed inside the car. [24]