Detawu: Rigorous inspections needed amid spate of deadly KZN bus crashes
A union representing transport workers has called on long-distance bus operators to carry out more rigorous safety checks and inspections on their fleet of vehicles.
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A union representing transport workers has called on long-distance bus operators to carry out more rigorous safety checks and inspections on their fleet of vehicles.
E morning. i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm kayna whitworth. here are some of our top headlines this morning on "world news now." first of all, two deadly bus crashes. they have claimed the lives of five people. the buses collided with trucks on highways in pennsylvania and texas leaving a mangled mess on the roads. the drivers of both buses among the dead. cleared again. wisconsin police officer will be back on the job after he was cleared by his department now in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man after prosecutors declined to file charges. video from an oregon restaurant shows a man put ...
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A car blows the red light, t-boned and all those cameras on board show what happened. even at just 25 miles an hour. look at the passengers standing. and a woman in a wheelchair tossed to the front of the bus. >> she went to the hospital already. stomach problem and lower back. >> reporter: we've seen plenty of bus crashes, drivers texting or swerving to avoid a car. there is a recommendation for seat belts on long-haul tour buses but there are no requirements for them on school buses or city transit buses. why? look at the numbers. statistics show you are 28 times safer in a city bus than you...
This happening in tampa, florida. the flames started pouring out of the plane when it went down near tampa international airport. the pilot made a distress call right before the crash. two police officers heard the call and they rushed to the scene. one cop put out the fire and the other one dragged out the pilot. he's now in stable condition and certainly lucky to be alive. for three different bus crashes on california freeway, leaving dozens hurt and one person dead. two of those crashes happening on the same stretch of highway about 50 miles from one another. one of those buses was packed...