Following the deadly accident in which a FedEx truck veered across a California interstate median slamming head-on into a bus full of students, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is pushing for changes to improve the safety of passengers on buses. The bus was carrying…
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Pontoon boats have been popular for decades due to their ability to support a large group of people, room to move about on deck and enough room for coolers and other recreational items. A July 4 pontoon boat outing to watch fireworks over the Ohio…
It is the second time in two years that a passenger train traveling well above its speed limit has derailed, causing numerous injuries and deaths, and the nation’s deadliest train accident in nearly seven years. Although the investigation is ongoing into what caused the recent…
Safety regulators in the U.S. worry that pilots are increasingly distracted by electronic devices. The FAA even banned personal electronics in cockpits last year, but it hasn’t seemed to stop distracted flying. On December 29, 2014, a 25-year-old student pilot was getting flying lessons when…
After years of significant losses and some bankruptcies, airlines are finally profitable with the help of baggage fees and increasing the number of seats on jets. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statics, fliers last summer squeezed into the least amount of personal space in…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will begin an investigation into a fatal 1999 Cessna plane crash that occurred near Cuyahoga County, Ohio about 10 pm on August 25. All four victims on board were Case Western University students. Initial reports stated that shortly after…
Sunday’s Metro-North train derailment — the third on the railroad’s tracks this year and the fifth involving a Metropolitan Transportation Authority train — is raising concerns about MTA rail safety. The train was carrying about 150 people when it ran off the rails while rounding…
Robert Luden, a track foreman, was working on the track when he was struck by a passenger train traveling approximately 70 mph. This accident could have been avoided if proper safety measures...
In August 2011, four people - the pilot, a flight nurse, flight paramedic, and a patient being transported to Liberty Hospital in Missouri - died in a LifeNet helicopter accident. An initial...
A wrongful death lawsuit contends a boat owner was negligent and reckless causing the drowning death of a 19-year-old girl in a 2010 Lake Erie boating accident. The teen was attending a drinking...
