2006 Huntsville, Alabama bus accident
- 2006 Huntsville, Alabama bus accident
Infobox bus accident
title=Huntsville Bus Accident
caption=
date=November 20, 2006
location=Huntsville, Alabama
bus=School bus
vehicles=small automobile
pax=
deaths=4
injuries=23|The Huntsville Bus Accident involving a school bus carrying 43 students occurred on November 20, 2006, on an elevated portion of Interstate 565 in Huntsville, Alabama. Police have stated that the bus went over the side after being hit by a small car. 4 students were killed and 23 were injured after the bus plunged almost 40 feet. The driver was ejected from the bus before it hit the ground. [ cite web
url = http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005595285
title = Bus Accident Update: Fourth Student Dies
accessdate = 2006-12-21 ]
The accident was extensively covered by CNN [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/20/bus.crash/index.html CNN Initial Report] [http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/21/bus.crash/index.html CNN Follow Up Report] ] and USA Today [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-11-20-ala-bus_x.htm?csp=34 USA Today Report] ] .
eatbelt Controversy
The crash reignited debate over the installation of seat belts in buses, and whether Alabama should follow the lead of states such as Florida in legislating compulsory lap belts. [ [http://www.whnt.com/Global/story.asp?S=6029040&nav=menu108_1_4 News Channel 19 Investigation into Seat Belts on Buses] ] Following the accident Governor Bob Riley ordered a report be made into the issue. A study group consisting of education and transport officials interviewed 17 expert witnesses, and in early 2007 released recommendations that a pilot program be run with lap/shoulder belts being installed in a limited number of new buses from 2008. [ [http://www.al.com/huntsvilletimes/documents/seatbelts.pdf Recommendations from the Governor's Study Group on School Bus Seat Belts] ]
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