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 awareness on the dangers of [...]
Abbotsford, B.C., van crash sparks calls for ban
Published in February 8th, 2008
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, B.C., in March 2007 that killed three farm workers and injured 14 others.
The [...]
Edmonton public plans Sept. ban for ‘death trap on wheels’
Published in January 16th, 2008
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
Published in January 15th, 2008
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 warnings about them. David White, [...]
Watch this video first!
Published in January 13th, 2008
Watch this video first. It provides a good overview of the dangers of 15-passenger vans.
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Utah State University Memorial Video
Published in January 1st, 2008
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; Dusty Dean Fuhriman, [...]
Tire blowout suspected in crash that killed 5
Published in October 22nd, 2007
By The Associated Press
Monday, October 22, 2007 9:50 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS - Federal regulators have warned for years that overcrowded 15-passenger vans or those with improperly inflated tires can pose a higher risk of rollovers.
Police say a tire blowout may have caused a van carrying 16 Amish passengers to flip over on Interstate 69 near Muncie [...]
Church Van Crash Along Interstate 80 Injures 20
Published in April 30th, 2007
Church Van Crash Along Interstate 80 Injures 20
Children Injured When Van Blows Tire
POSTED: 6:16 pm CDT April 29, 2007
UPDATED: 8:57 am CDT April 30, 2007
OMAHA, Neb. — A church van filled with children crashed on Interstate 80 west of Lincoln Sunday, critically injuring several passengers in the vehicle.
Nebraska State Patrol troopers at the scene said [...]
Van threw 8 children as it rolled when hit
Published in May 23rd, 2006
Article published May 23, 2006, Source: TheBlade.com
Status of 3 is critical day after fatal crash
By JENNIFER FEEHAN
BLADE STAFF WRITER
COLUMBUS GROVE, Ohio - Eight of the 10 young people riding in a church van that was struck by a car Sunday were thrown from the vehicle when it overturned, investigators said yesterday. [...]
Ford settles in 15-passenger van rollover
Published in May 6th, 2004
LYNN BREZOSKY
Associated Press
LAREDO, Texas - Ford Motor Co. has settled a lawsuit over a van-rollover crash that killed three young missionaries in Mexico in 2002.
The case was the first involving Ford Motor Co.’s 15-passenger E-350 Econoline van to a reach trial in six years.
The confidential settlement was negotiated late Friday, after two days of testimony. [...]
Rollover News
- UPDATE: No serious injuries in Pohatcong Township van rollover - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
- Probe continues in fatal van rollover - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
- New standards proposed for 15-passenger vans - Canada.com
- Province adopts federal bus standards - Vancouver Sun
- New rules for school trips - TheChronicleHerald.ca
- Design rules set for safer student transport - Moncton ThisWeek