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MATA bus driver was killed in interstate crash.

The bus driver was thrown and trapped under the vehicle

(Bolivar, TN) Five students on a Hardeman County school bus are OK even after a car rammed into the back of their bus on Highway 18.  The bus was stopping to pick up another student when the crash happened around 7:30 am. The impact sent the car completely under the rear of the bus, trapping […]

Visitation will be held today for Chantel Sanders.

Police say the driver illegally passed the school bus when the accident happened.

(Memphis) Eight students and one adult were taken to hospitals after a school bus crash this morning. The bus and a small car collided at the intersection of Summer Ave. and Graham St. around 8:00 a.m. The bus was bound for Kingsbury Vo-Tech when the crash happened. We are told that none of the 21 […]

Lowering the rate to 0.05 would save about 500 to 800 lives annually, the safety board report said

(Memphis) At least nine students were taken to the hospital after their bus was involved in a three-vehicle crash. The occurred around 7:15 a.m. at the intersection of Gill Rd. & Holmes Rd. in Whitehaven. That is just a few blocks south of Fairley High School which is where the bus was headed. The engine […]

(Memphis) News Channel 3 is headed to the scene of a crash where we’re told a Mata bus is involved. At least 3 ambulances have been dispatched to the crash site and we’re also hearing that a child may have been injured. The crash happened near Lamar Ave. and Barron. We will continue to update […]

(Memphis) Seven people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a MATA bus and several vehicles, including a Memphis Police cruiser. The crash scene was near Poplar and Scott where Poplar goes over Union Avenue Extended. The Memphis Fire Department said the person who started the chain reaction had to be cut out […]

DHS evaluation report done on the same day as the accident, notes “transportation shall be ceased immediately