A five-year-old Maine boy was dragged nearly 300 feet and run over by his own school bus after his arm became trapped in the closing doors. The NTSB investigation comes as national data shows approximately 16 children die annually in school bus loading zones, a number that has persisted for decades despite available technology to prevent such tragedies.
Every year, approximately 16 children are fatally injured as pedestrians in the loading and unloading zone around school buses, according to the National School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey compiled by the Kansas Department of Education. That num… [5924 chars]
Source: FreightWaves | Published: 2026-01-12T14:49:34Z
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