Five people died in a collision between a “Ride the Ducks” tour vehicle and a charter bus on the Aurora Bridge. All victims were students attending North Seattle College. A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the Duck’s left-front axle was “sheared…
A preliminary accident report found that a pilot killed when his plane crashed at a railroad crossing on Long Island was directed by an air traffic controller to land on a runway that no longer exists. The fifty-nine-year-old pilot died August 16 after his single-engine…
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…
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…
If you are unfamiliar with the incident, crew members for the film Midnight Rider were set up on a railroad trestle near Jessup, Georgia when a train unexpectedly crossed the bridge killing camera assistant Sarah Jones and injuring several others. Nearly four months later, the tragedy continues…
Lights, Camera, Action! It was the first day of production for “Midnight Rider.” The cameras were rolling for a dream sequence with a hospital bed placed over train tracks. As a train approached the bridge, members of the production team tried to remove the bed…
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…