The bus was carrying more than 60 people At least 18 people have died after a bus plunged 160ft down a ravine in Peru with a rescue mission being mounted. The double-decker bus was travelling on a route from Peru’s capital Lima to a region of the Amazon rainforest. Authorities said that the bus lost […]

8 months ago

‘The drivers have made this decision in order to prioritise the safety of both their passengers and themselves’ Dublin bus drivers have announced that they will be suspending services to a west Dublin estate following violent threats. Drivers of the 13 route have informed their unions that they will no longer service Bawnogue after 6pm, […]

2 years ago

‘So cruel, so sad and so unfair’ At least 10 people have died and more than 20 others are in hospital after a wedding bus crash in New South Wales. The tragic incident that has led to the driver being arrested. The passengers were reportedly returned from a wedding at a winery in Australia’s Hunter […]

3 years ago

“It is important that public transport is as inclusive and accessible for people of varying abilities as possible.” A new badge and card has been launched to assist people with invisible disabilities while they use public transport. The “Please Offer Me A Seat” badge and card was launched on Sunday (28 August). The badge was […]

3 years ago

The bus driver was unharmed but is badly shaken. PSNI are appealing for information following the armed hijacking of a bus in Down on Monday morning (1 November). The incident occured in the Abbot Drive area of Newtownards at approximately 6.30am. Two masked and armed men boarded the bus and poured fuel over the vehicle […]

4 years ago

Alarming. More than half of all the buses that were recently inspected by the Road Safety Authority in the past year have failed safety tests, as reported by This Week on RTÉ. The inspection involved 873 buses that were examined over an entire year, starting in June 2017. Of these, over half (445) failed to […]

8 years ago