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davidn3600

(6,342 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:34 PM Feb 2016

"We're going to die!" Students scream as train narrowly misses hitting school bus

High school students screamed as a train just missed hitting their school bus near Houston, a surveillance video shows.

Originally, a student posted a YouTube video of the close call. The next day, the Klein Independent School District released surveillance footage taken inside the bus, reports KHOU-TV (Channel 11). The bus made it over the tracks, but got stuck inside the crossing arms on Feb. 10, according to the Klein ISD.

After the train passed, the bus driver turned the bus around, saying she couldn’t safely drive because the students were too loud.

According to the TV report, the driver didn’t follow proper railroad crossing procedures, and she was fired.

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2016/02/we-are-gonna-die-students-scream-as-train-narrowly-misses-their-school-bus.html/

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"We're going to die!" Students scream as train narrowly misses hitting school bus (Original Post) davidn3600 Feb 2016 OP

The bus drivers in this district (Klein) scare the poop out of me on a daily ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #1

They used to be school district employees here with benefits and union. The school district decided LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #2

A union driver wouldn't have been fired 1939 Feb 2016 #3

The union driver would not have tried to beat the train through the crossings. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #4

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

1. The bus drivers in this district (Klein) scare the poop out of me on a daily

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:57 PM

Feb 2016

basis.

LiberalArkie

(15,727 posts)

2. They used to be school district employees here with benefits and union. The school district decided

Reply to davidn3600 (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:37 PM

Feb 2016

to save money and just bid the whole thing out to low bidder. You get what you pay for.

1939

(1,683 posts)

3. A union driver wouldn't have been fired

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:53 PM

Feb 2016

just given a short suspension.

LiberalArkie

(15,727 posts)

4. The union driver would not have tried to beat the train through the crossings.

Reply to 1939 (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:57 PM

Feb 2016

They are required to come to a complete stop at all tracks and look. The driver obviously ignored the bells and lights at the crossing.

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