One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash about 20 miles north of Denver on Interstate 25 Tuesday that caused an Estes Park shuttle van to roll off the highway. The collision between the van and a 2006 Chevrolet sedan. Lewis said that the 2011 passenger van, used by Estes Park Shuttles,
U. of U. settles lawsuit brought by Chinese scholars’ families for $500,000
U. of U. settles lawsuit brought by Chinese scholars' families for $500,000 By Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune Updated:08/07/2009 06:28:55 PM MDT The University of Utah has settled a lawsuit brought by the families of seven Chinese scholars killed in a 2003
Dad raises awareness about vehicles after daughter’s death
Alexis "Lexie" James, 10, killed when a 15-passenger van blew a tire and overturned while traveling in South Carolina. Lexie was ejected even through she was wearing a seat belt. The James family has since started a non-profit organization called the American Center for Van and Tire Safety to raise
Abbotsford, B.C., van crash sparks calls for ban
From CBCNews.ca The British Columbia Federation of Labour is calling for a ban on 15-passenger vans that are often used to transport farm workers. The request comes after a WorkSafeBC investigation suggested a wide range of safety violations contributed to a deadly van crash in Abbotsford,
Edmonton public plans Sept. ban for ‘death trap on wheels’
EDMONTON - Edmonton's public school district has plans in place to stop using the type of van that has been called "a death trap on wheels" and banned for school use in the United States. Seven basketball players and a teacher were killed in the same type of 15-passenger van in a highway crash in
Type of van in fatal N.B. crash banned from use by N.S. schools
The van that went out of control on a New Brunswick highway, resulting in eight deaths, is in a class of vehicle criticized by United States overnment agencies as lacking stability in emergencies. chools in Nova Scotia are banned from using the vehicles and the U.S. overnment has issued safety
Watch this video first!
Watch this video first. It provides a good overview of the dangers of 15-passenger vans. http://vimeo.com/365891
Utah State University Memorial Video
sept 26 2006. Students and their instructor were returning from an agricultural field trip near Tremonton, Utah, on I-84 when police say the van's left rear tire blew out causing the vehicle to skid out of control and roll. Those who died in the accident are: Steven D. Bair, 22, Moses Lake, Wash;