About 10:55 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 14, 1988, a pickup truck traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 71 struck head-on a church activity bus traveling southbound in the left lane of the highway near Carrollton, Kentucky. The busdriver and 26 bus passengers were fatally injured. The safety issues discussed in the report include: effect of alcohol on driver performance, effectiveness of driving-under-the-influence program in Kentucky, current Federal standards used in school bus manufacture, flammability and toxicity of school bus seating materials, emergency egress on school bus, and fuel system integrity of school buses.
Highway Accident Report: Pickup Truck/Church Activity Bus Head-on Collision and Fire near Carrollton, Kentucky, May 14, 1988
1989
100 pages
Report
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Englisch