Tag #Highway Safety

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Five Dead in New York Tour Bus Crash

A tour bus carrying 54 passengers from Niagara Falls to New York City crashed on Interstate 90 near Buffalo on Friday, killing five adults and injuring dozens more; authorities are investigating whether driver distraction or lack of seatbelts contributed to the accident.

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Avellino Tragedy: Supreme Court Upholds Six-Year Sentence for Aspi CEO

The Italian Supreme Court confirmed a six-year prison sentence for Giovanni Castellucci, former CEO of Autostrade per l'Italia (Aspi), for his role in the 2013 Avellino highway disaster that killed 40 people, citing serious organizational shortcomings stemming from top-level policies.

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Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash Near Yellowstone, Killing Seven

A drunk driver caused a fiery crash near Yellowstone National Park on May 1, killing seven people—including himself—and injuring eight others after his vehicle collided with a tour van carrying tourists visiting the park.

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Ethanol Tanker Fire Destroys 25 Vehicles in Brazil

In Santa Catarina, Brazil, an ethanol tanker flipped on a highway last Sunday, igniting a fire that destroyed 25 vehicles and injured five, including the driver and his wife; the highway remains closed.

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Five Killed in New York Tour Bus Crash

Five people died when a tour bus carrying 54 passengers—mostly Indian, Chinese, and Filipino—returning from Niagara Falls crashed on Interstate-90 near Pembroke, New York on Friday; police say driver distraction was a factor.

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Broken Highway Signs Pose Safety Risks in Netherlands

A recent investigation by Omroep Gelderland reveals that approximately 1 in 6 of the Netherlands' 18,500 highway matrix signs remain broken for over a month, creating dangerous situations due to staff and material shortages at Rijkswaterstaat, the responsible agency.

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Greyhound Bus Crash Highlights Critical Shortage of Safe Truck Parking

A Greyhound bus crash in Illinois on July 12, 2023, killed three passengers and injured twelve others when the bus struck three semi-trucks illegally parked on a rest stop ramp due to insufficient safe truck parking, driver fatigue, and Greyhound's deficient driver oversight.

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State Traffic Safety Laws Show Wide Disparities, Fueling High Crash and Fatality Rates

The 2025 Roadmap to Safety report assesses 50 states and D.C. on 18 traffic safety laws, revealing six states with top ratings and nine lagging dangerously behind, highlighting a critical need for stronger legislation to reduce the alarmingly high number of daily crashes and fatalities.

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