Five people were injured this morning when a bus bound for New York City rear-ended a tractor trailer at 5:35 a.m. on the New York Thruway. Lohud.com reports that the accident happened about two miles north of Exit 15A in Sloatsburg (voted the #2 place to live on the East Coast by Money Magazine!). There were 17 passengers on board at the time of the crash, and the five injured riders had to be "extricated" from the bus, which was operated by New York Trailways. more ›

A tour bus from Canada headed to New York City crashed into a tractor trailer in Waterloo, NY, about 270 miles from the city. The two vehicles crashed on I-90 around 1:30 a.m. in the morning and burst into flames; both vehicles were destroyed by fire. The tractor trailer's driver died while 30 of the bus's 52 passengers were injured. more ›

After one of its Chinatown-bound buses overturned on I-95 in Central Virginia, killing four passengers, Sky Express was shut down by the U.S. Department of Transportation. But apparently that couldn't keep Sky Express from trying to make some money: The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports, "The DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a cease and desist order against Sky Express, saying that the company is now trying to operate under the names 108 Tours and 108 Bus." Yes, there are even websites. more ›

A bus headed to New York City overturned on I-95 in central Virginia today, killing four people and injuring dozens others. The accident occurred near the amusement park King's Dominion, just outside of Richmond, and the Virginia State Police believe the crash was due to driver fatigue and charges are pending. In March, a Chinatown bus crashed on I-95 in the Bronx, killing 15 passengers. more ›

National Transportation Safety Board chairman Deborah Hersman testified at a U.S. Senate committee hearing that the tour bus that crashed on I-95 in the Bronx earlier this month, killing 15 passengers, was going near 78 mph. The speed limit for commercial vehicles is 55 mph. The bus, operated by World Wide Tours, overturned, slid 500 feet, and then crashed into a highway sign pole, while sheared the bus in half. more ›

During a surprise checkpoint in Manhattan 14 tour buses were inspected on Friday night and none of them passed. According to the AP, "Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the operation at DOT checkpoints as part of his order to investigate the Bronx crash of the tour bus, which was serving casino customers, while stepping up enforcement of all tour buses statewide." State DOT spokeswoman Deb Rausch said of the 14 failed inspections, "This is quite extraordinary." more ›

NY State has suspended driving privileges for the driver who, while driving 32 people from Mohegan Sun back to Chinatown, crashed into a highway sign pole, killing 15 passengers. A DMV official said that Ophadell Williams "allegedly lied about his use of aliases when he applied for a commercial license." more ›

After the bus crash that killed 15 in the Bronx on Saturday and the crash that killed two in NJ on Monday, lawmakers are becoming more and more concerned with the cheap buses that ferry people from Chinatown to various points on the East Coast. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have now co-sponsored a bill that would require bus drivers to receive training. That's right, as NY1 reports, "Currently, federal regulations do not require drivers to have training." more ›

Investigators are looking at whether a blown tire caused a bus headed from Chinatown to Pennsylvania to crash on the NJ Turnpike on Monday night, killing a passenger and the driver. The driver, Wei Wang, 50, of Forest Hills, Queens, was not wearing his seat belt and was thrown through the windshield "when the... Super Luxury Tours bus veered along a grassy median before striking a concrete overpass support." more ›

The driver of the bus that overturned crashed into a highway sign pole, killing 15 passengers, met with investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and State Police today. Ophadell Williams, 40, left his home in Brooklyn with reporters swarming him (video) as his claims that he swerved to avoid a tractor trailer seem to be refuted by witnesses and as reports of his criminal past surface. more ›

Just days after a bus headed to Chinatown crashed in the Bronx, killing 15 people, a bus headed from Chinatown to Philadelphia crashed on the NJ Turnpike last night, killing the driver and a passenger. WCBS 2 reports, "Investigators said no other vehicles were involved when the bus rode up onto the grassy center median and then struck an overpass support, before it crashed into an embankment on the right side of the road." more ›

Police have identified all four casualties in Saturday's Megabus crash near Syracuse, including an 18-year-old New Jersey girl who seemed to be the only passenger getting off at Syracuse from the Toronto-bound bus. Driver John Tomaszewski, who began working for Megabus in the spring, reportedly missed a turn for the Regional Transportation Center in Syracuse, and used a GPS device to find his way down Onondaga Lake Parkway for a way back to the station, which drivers are not authorized to use when they are lost. more ›

Yesterday morning, a dump truck speeding off the Manhattan Bridge onto Canal Street lost control and hit a Fung Wah bus waiting to pick up passengers. The bus then jumped the curb and crashed into a building. One woman died and four others were injured, and here are some new details: more ›