Series of Seattle transit crashes leads lawmaker to consider seatbelt requirements

This weekend’s crash marked the fourth time a public transit bus went off the road and crashed in Seattle in the last eight months alone.

SEATTLE — A Washington lawmaker is exploring new bus safety laws after a Sound Transit bus crashed into a downtown Seattle building Saturday night, sending 11 people to the hospital.

“We’re also considering what it would look like if we either required, or at least had seatbelts available, on public transit as well to make sure that we’re all safe: adults and children,” said state Rep. Gina Mosbrucker from the 14th District in Klickitat County.

Over the last decade,

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