3 killed in north Mississippi school bus accident

[Jack Knife]

CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. — At least three adults died when a Mississippi school bus full of high school students collided head-on with an 18-wheeler Tuesday afternoon in Calhoun County, NBC station WTVA of Tupelo reported.

Fewer than 10 students were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said, lowering their initial estimates that more than 60 were hurt.

The big-rig driver was among the dead, Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman John Kalahar told The Associated Press.

Miss. school bus collides with 18-wheeler; 3 dead - U.S. news - Life - msnbc.com

 

[OleGuy]

Rig was owned or/and operated by 3-Eagles Produce Inc., Pontotoc,MS 38863.
DOT # 806753. See list of Fatigued Driving Violations...... Tragic results.

FATIGUED DRIVING VIOLATIONS
395.3(a)(2) Requiring or permitting driver to drive after 14 hours on duty 1 0 7
395.8 Log violation (general/form and manner) 2 0 2
395.8(f)(1) Drivers record of duty status not current 2 0 5
395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days’ logs 1 1 5
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Violations Go to Page: 1 Violations per page: 5 10 25 50 100 200


INSPECTION HISTORY Inspection Filter Options: Relevant Inspections Inspections with violations
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1 9/24/2010 MSU028001778 MS 806448 IN Truck Tractor 5 3 15
Violation: 395.8(f)(1) Drivers record of duty status not current (Non-OOS) 5
2 6/25/2010 MS1298000724 MS 1142002 IN Truck Tractor 2 3 6
Violation: 395.8 Log violation (general/form and manner) (Non-OOS) 2
3 3/10/2010 MS0112000998 MS B30052296 MS Straight Truck 5 2 10
Violation: 395.8(f)(1) Drivers record of duty status not current (Non-OOS) 5
4 8/20/2009 MS1296000199 MS 1142002 IN Truck Tractor 7 1 7
Violation: 395.3(a)(2) Requiring or permitting driver to drive after 14 hours on duty (Non-OOS) 7
5 3/15/2009 FL0624001367 FL 323543 IN Truck Tractor 2 1 2
Violation: 395.8 Log violation (general/form and manner) (Non-OOS) 2
6 1/13/2009 LALAAK005392 LA 323543 IN Truck Tractor 7 1 7
Violation: 395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days’ logs (OOS) 7 =5 (viol weight) + 2 (OOS)

Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 Inspections Go to Page: 1 Inspections per page: 5 10 25 50 100 200

 

[Apostolic]

Thanks for your crash post Jack Knife and your post OleGuy.
I'm glad that wreck didn't have any more carnage than there was.

And I know I wouldn't want that trucking companys insurance premiums.

 

[Jack Knife]

thank heavens that bus didn't fall off the bridge

 

[OleGuy]

Weird path taken...
Meets two buses.
Sideswipes 1st bus
Should have aligned him away from following bus???

Unless it did, but he over corrected from being aligned
away and came back in head on to the second bus.

Then how did he take it 3/4 right head on, proceed on past
and come to a halt on road shoulder of lane busses were in?

( As appeared to be from some WMC Memphis pics and Northeast MS Daily Journal pics.