Utah crash results in bus safety review

WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday ordered a review of bus safety in response to a Utah crash in January 2008 that killed nine people and injured 43 others returning from a weekend ski trip.

The Transportation Department said that a plan to improve motorcoach safety will be created from the findings of the review.

"Motorcoaches have been a safe form of transportation in the United States for many years, but even a single crash or accident is unacceptable," LaHood said in a statement.

In the Utah crash, the roof of the bus was sheared off and everyone aboard except for the driver, who was wearing the only seatbelt on the bus, and one man who was pinned between two seats, was ejected.