The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging Texas schools to enforce the use of seat belts on school buses after a crash in Leander, Texas.
A Leander ISD bus carrying 42 students and one adult overturned on Nameless Road. Investigators found that only six students were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.
The Texas Department of Public Safety determined that the driver, identified as Tim Gall, crossed the double-yellow line and failed to stay in his lane. Gall was also found to have used his seat belt improperly. Sixteen students and the driver were injured and hospitalized. Gall is no longer employed by Leander ISD.
Texas law requires seat belts on all newly purchased school buses. The NTSB said stricter enforcement and compliance are needed to ensure student safety.