School Bus Safety

• ‘Most dangerous turn’: Parents in rural N.S. worried about new school bus stop

  According to parents in a rural community near Rawdon, N.S., road conditions make a new bus stop location unsuitable and dangerous.

  Canada

  Sep 6
  
• London, Ont. boy dies after being hit by car after getting off school bus

  There's been an outpouring of support for a local family in the wake of a tragic collision that claimed the life of a seven-year-old London boy.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2024
  
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• Kawartha Lakes mother wants school bus stop moved off Highway 35 in Pontypool

  A mother says a school bus stop at an intersection on Highway 35 is a risk for her daughter and other students. The original stop was on a private road off of the highway.

  Traffic

  Dec 14, 2023
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• Peterborough police, OPP to step up enforcement in school zones

  Police serving the Peterborough area are advising drivers to take extra precautions in school and community safety zones and be aware of school buses as students return to school.

  Traffic

  Aug 31, 2023
• Mother voices concern after bus driver left children at stop unsupervised

  A Toronto-area mother is demanding changes after her two children, aged four and six, were left unattended at a school bus drop-off despite having tags requiring driver attention.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
• Wellington County OPP investigates calls about vehicles passing school buses

  Ontario Provincial Police say several calls have been about vehicles passing stopped school buses along a stretch of Wellington Road 124 in Erin.

  Traffic

  Dec 13, 2022
• 3 charged in November for failing to stop for school bus in Peterborough: police

  Police say fines and demerit point losses will occur if a driver fails to stop for a school bus when its lights and safety arm are activated on a roadway.

  Traffic

  Dec 6, 2022
• Driver charged in incident where child caught in school bus doors near Brantford, Ont.

  OPP have laid a charge against a 64-year-old driver following an afternoon incident Nov. 1 in which a five-year-old boy was dragged by a school bus in Brant County.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2022
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• Brantford, Ont. father calls for safety changes after son gets dragged by school bus

  "He got both feet onto the ground at which point the bus door shut around him, pinning him half-in, half-out of the bus," recounted David Tappen.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
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• STSCO First Rider school bus safety training returns to Peterborough, Cobourg, Durham

  The Student Transportation Services of Central Ontario First Rider program will give students in Peterborough, Cobourg and Bowmanville who are new to buses a preview this weekend.

  Traffic

  Aug 22, 2022