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How Safe Are Our School Buses?

A Look at Local Bus Fleets and Safety
  • This is an aerial shot of last week’s fatal crash that involved a school bus in neighboring Bastrop County.
    This is an aerial shot of last week’s fatal crash that involved a school bus in neighboring Bastrop County.
In the aftermath of the tragic school bus crash in Bastrop County last week, lots of folks are wondering whether a seat belt could have saved Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, the five-year-old who died in the wreck.The crash happened around 2 p.m. on a narrow section of Hwy. 21 west of Bastrop, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Montoya and his pre-k class from Tom…

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