DISNEY BUS ACCIDENT - Disney Transportation

WALT DISNEY WORLD - A Disney transportation bus filled with passengers hit and killed a pedstrian guest Sunday in the Parking lot of the Port Orleans Resort.

The Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson said, "the crash is still under investigation and the bus driver will likely not be charged.

The injured man was taken to Orlando Medical Center where he later died.

 

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ANOTHER DISNEY BUS CRASH near Hollywood Studios | 26 passengers onboard | Disney Transportation

LAKE BUENA VISTA - A Disney Transportation bus and a PT Cruiser crashed yesterday near Hollywood Studios.  This accident caused some minor traffic delays.  The crash was reported as "minor" by authorities.

According to the Reedy Creek Fire Department, there were 26 passengers onboard the bus at the time of the accident.  None of the passegers required transport to local hosptials from the scene.

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DISNEY TRANSPORTATION – Bus Driver charged in 3rd Disney bus crash in 2 weeks – Near Disney's Hollywood Studios

LAKE BUENA VISTA – A Disney Transportation bus driver is accused of causing the third Disney-related bus crash in two weeks. Authorities say the driver of the Walt Disney World bus struck the back of another car from Ohio that was at a stoplight at World Drive and Buena Vista Drive, near the entrance to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The SUV from Ohio was then pushed into a Disney-owned van.

This marks the third crash on the theme park's property in the past two weeks. A 9-year-old Pinellas County boy was killed while riding his bicycle in the campground when he collided with a Disney bus near the Fort Wilderness Resort.

DISNEY WORLD ♦ Buses Collide Near Epcot ♦ Eight people Injured

LAKE BUENA VISTA – According to the Florida Highway Patrol, eight (8) people were taken to local hospitals after a Disney bus rear-ended a tour bus at the entrance to Epcot. .Apparently the tour bus was having mechanical problems and pulled over and stopped. The Disney bus ran into the rear of the tour bus causing substantial property damage and serious personal injuries.

The injured were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center Trauma Unit, Celebration Hospital and Dr. Phillips Hospital

The crash investigation is still being conducted by the FHP and charges are pending in the crash.

This is not an isolated incident for Disney Transportation. Last summer several people were sent to the hospital when a Disney bus crashed near Disney's Contemporary Resort. A bus was changing lanes when it hit another bus.

FHP: Driver rear-ends PSTA bus in St. Pete ♦ Driver and passengers onboard PSTA bus injured

ST. PETERSBURG – A car ran into the back of a PSTA bus Monday afternoon at 66th Street and 51st Avenue North.

The bus was letting passengers out when the accident happened. FHP reports that the driver failed to slow down and collided with the bus. The driver of the car was taken to Bayfront Medical Center. Two passengers on the bus were transported to the hospital for injuries.

This is the second accident involving a PSTA bus in less than a week.

TOUR BUS ♦ CHARTER BUS crash in Lake Placid ♦ Highlands County

LAKE PLACID - According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), two passengers were killed and 32 others were injured when a charter bus overturned today after being struck by a car.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Lake Francis Road and U.S. 27 in Lake Placid, Florida. FHP said at least five helicopters transported patients to nearby hospitals. Tampa General Hospital received four patients. The other people injured were being taken to Florida Hospital Lake Placid, Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring and Florida Hospital Heartland Sebring.

SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT in Ruskin sends 10 children to local hospitals

RUSKIN — A school bus carrying 39 children crashed into a truck Wednesday morning on the way to school. The crash was investigated by the Hillsborough Sheriff's Office. The bus driver and ten (10) students were taken to local hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.

The bus driver was given a citation for failure to yeild the right of way.

FATAL BUS CRASH - NTSB finds array of "startling problems" causing bus crash – SAFETY INSPECTIONS

NATIONAL – According to the NTSB, "A punctured tire caused the bus crash that killed seventeen (17) people heading to a church retreat last year. The investigators also uncovered many other startling problems with the bus company, the driver and the safety inspections that allowed the bus to stay on the road."

Many federal agencies have ignored years of warnings that buses should be equipped with seat belts, luggage racks that don't fall apart during a crash.

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BUS CAR CRASH • Florida student awarded $1.6 MILLION in school bus crash case • PASCO COUNTY

PASCO COUNTY – According to the Tampa Tribune, "A jury deliberated for three hours Monday before finding the Pasco County school district negligent in a 2006 crash that severely injured a 16-year-old boy. The jury awarded the student, now 19, and his parents, $1.625 million in damages, which his mother has said she will use to pay for his continuing medical care."

The student “was injured September 22, 2006, when the car he was riding in collided with a Pasco County school bus."

SOURCE – Tampa Tribune

2 Walt Disney World buses • crash this afternoon near the Contemporary Resort on Disney property • 12 injured • FHP Investigating

OSCEOLA COUNTY - The rear-end crash happened about 2:40 p.m. when one southbound bus stopped to merge as the World Drive narrowed from three to two lanes, said Sgt. Kim Miller, an FHP spokeswoman. The second bus did not stop in time.

Fifty people were on both buses. A dozen were taken to area hospitals. Miller described their injuries as minor. Preliminary reports indicate the buses were ferrying guests from the theme parks to hotels.

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Freedom of the Seas ♦ Cruise Ship Passengers Injured ♦ Virgin Islands ♦ Bus crash ♦ Broken Ankle

PORT CANAVERAL -- Thirty passengers from a Port Canaveral-based cruise ship were hurt during a shore excursion in the Virgin Islands.

According to Florida Today, passengers from Royal Caribbean's newest ship, Freedom of the Seas, were on an amphibious tour bus in St. Thomas Wednesday when the bus went off the road and crashed. The passengers had minor injures, but one had a broken ankle.

The passengers were on a seven-night Caribbean cruise and were expected to return to Port Canaveral on Sunday.

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