END OVER END, THEN DOWN

This article describes a school bus accident that happened on March 25, 1983 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The bus went out of control around a curve, the right wheels lifted off the ground, then the left wheels. The airborne nose of the bus crashed into a ditch bank, swerved back onto the pavement and into another ditch. The left front end of the bus smashed down, flipping the bus end over, crashing down on top of the windshield, before coming to rest on its roof. Moments later four students and five teachers, including the driver, were dead; another 29 were injured. The article describes the accident investigation.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bobit Publishing Company

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  Redondo Beach, CA  United States  90278
• Authors:
  • GENTILE, J
• Publication Date: 1983-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • School Bus Fleet
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0036-6501
  • Serial URL: http://schoolbusfleet.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crash reconstruction; Fatalities; Injuries; Rollover crashes; School buses; Speeding
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385115
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 751
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM