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In the discussion thread: Train ploughs into school bus in Egypt, 47 killed [View all]

Response to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:47 AM

valerief (35,729 posts)

8. Yes, but I don't understand why the driver wouldn't look both ways before proceeding.

I'm always cautious at crossings and don't trust signals. I would expect a bus driver to do the same.

That's why terrorism or mental illness (same thing?) seems more likely to me.

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
Train ploughs into school bus in Egypt, 47 killed [View all]	dipsydoodle	Nov 2012	OP
du rec. nt	xchrom	Nov 2012	#1
Why would a bus cross tracks when a train is approaching? nt	valerief	Nov 2012	#2
Terrorism? Or malfunctioning signals?	JustABozoOnThisBus	Nov 2012	#5
Reports from witnesses say the barriers of the crossing were opened when the bus approached.	dipsydoodle	Nov 2012	#7
Yes, but I don't understand why the driver wouldn't look both ways before proceeding.	valerief	Nov 2012	#8
Such a huge tragedy	Marrah_G	Nov 2012	#3
How horrible!	Glimmer of Hope	Nov 2012	#4
Terribly sad	Lefta Dissenter	Nov 2012	#6
What a horrible tragedy.	Chemisse	Nov 2012	#9
My God...What an awful tragedy. How horrible for all those families.	Auntie Bush	Nov 2012	#10
Now 49. Kids between 4 and 6.	Faygo Kid	Nov 2012	#11
The report says that the barrier gates were open when the bus crossed the tracks.	luv_mykatz	Nov 2012	#12

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