Train cuts crowded bus in half: Remembering one of Michigan’s deadliest crashes
On Oct. 28, 1942, a speeding passenger train struck a bus in Detroit, cutting it in two and killing 16 people. On Oct. 28, 1942, a speeding passenger train hit a bus on Caniff Street near the Detroit-Hamtramck border, killing 16 people, including six children on their way to school. The bus had stopped for a freight train and began crossing the tracks when it was hit by a southbound passenger train. The front of the bus was thrown into Detroit and stopped after hitting an office building, but the rear was dragged along the tracks for nearly a half mile. At the time, gasoline rationing during World War II led to increased public transportation use, contributing to crowded buses. Prosecutors argued that the bus, which had seats for 25 people, was too crowded and that standing passengers obscured the driver's ability to look out. The crash took hours to recover and took longer to identify the bodies.
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DETROIT – What to know:
• A speeding passenger train struck a bus on Caniff Street near the Detroit-Hamtramck border, splitting it in two.
• The crash killed 16 people, including six children who were... [2156 symbols]
