A history of Fung Wah buses

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A history of Fung Wah Bus


On Feb. 26, Fung Wah was ordered to “immediately cease passenger service and provide its entire fleet of 28 motorcoaches for thorough and detailed safety inspections by qualified inspectors.


According to its website, Fung Wah offers low-cost bus service between New York and Boston. The company has buses running on the half hour from Friday to Sunday as well as on all holidays from New York to Boston starting with departures at 6:30 a.m. through its last bus of the night at 11 p.m. The company runs from Boston to New York on the same days running from 2 a.m. until 11 p.m. ”



Fung Wah, according to its website, offers low-cost bus service between New York and Boston. The company has buses running on Friday from New York to Boston starting with departures at 6:30 a.m. through its last bus of the night at 11 p.m. The company runs from Boston to New York on the same days running from 2 a.m. until 11 p.m. The company had to “immediately cease passenger service and provide its entire fleet of 28 motorcoaches for thorough and detailed safety inspections by qualified inspectors” on Feb. 26 according to a Boston.com article.

A history of Fung Wah Bus




On Feb. 26, Fung Wah was ordered to “immediately cease passenger service and provide its entire fleet of 28 motorcoaches for thorough and detailed safety inspections by qualified inspectors.


According to its website, Fung Wah offers low-cost bus service between New York and Boston. The company has buses running on the half hour from Friday to Sunday as well as on all holidays from New York to Boston starting with departures at 6:30 a.m. through its last bus of the night at 11 p.m. The company runs from Boston to New York on the same days running from 2 a.m. until 11 p.m. ”


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Most tickets on Fung Wah cost $15. Ticjkets can be purchased in advance or at the station prior to departure. The trip, according to Fung Wah’s website takes between four and five hours.

A low-cost bus line



Most tickets on Fung Wah cost $15. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the station prior to departure. The trip, according to Fung Wah’s website takes between four and five hours.


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Department of Public Utilities Chairwoman Ann Berwick said that inspectors looked at nine buses used by Fung Wah Bus and found serious problems with eight, including cracks in their frames. Berwick said she is asking the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to pursue the ‘‘Imminent Hazard Order’’ for what she called the company’s ‘‘blatant disregard for federal safety regulations and putting the company’s own drivers, passengers, and the motoring public at risk.’’

Cracks in the bus frames



As of Feb. 26, the US Department of Transportation ordered the Fung Wah bus line to “immediately cease passenger service” and subject its entire fleet of motorcoaches to detailed safety inspections.Department of Public Utilities chairwoman Ann Berwick said that inspectors looked at nine buses used by Fung Wah Bus and found serious problems with eight, including cracks in their frames. Berwick said she is asking the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to pursue the ‘‘Imminent Hazard Order’’ for what she called the company’s ‘‘blatant disregard for federal safety regulations and putting the company’s own drivers, passengers, and the motoring public at risk.’’


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A dump truck struck a parked Fung Wah bus in New York on June 23, 2008, creating a chain of collisions that left one pedestrian dead and six others injured, police said. The accident took place at the corner of Bowery and Canal Street. June 23, 2008.

Hit by a dump truck



A dump truck struck a parked Fung Wah bus in New York on June 23, 2008, creating a chain of collisions that left one pedestrian dead and six others injured, police said. The accident took place at the corner of Bowery and Canal streets.


Annie Tritt for The New York Times


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A Fung Wah bus carrying 35 passengers crashed into a guardrail at the Allston-Brighton tolls on Feb. 14 2007 on the westbound Massachusetts Turnpike. Though the bus had to be towed from the scene, no one was injured

No one injured



A Fung Wah bus carrying 35 passengers crashed into a guardrail at the Allston-Brighton tolls on Feb. 14, 2007, on the westbound Massachusetts Turnpike. Though the bus had to be towed from the scene, no one was injured


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Rescue workers help passengers at at the scene of an overturned bus Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006 in Auburn, MA. About 30 passengers were brought to nearby hospitals after the private passenger bus overturned on an Interstate 290 off-ramp, not far from the Massachusetts Turnpike. The bus, run by Fung Wah Transportation, overturned about 2 p.m., according to state police. There were 57 people on board; 30 were being treated for injuries, according to authorities. Fung Wah runs a Boston-New York service. State police said the injured passengers were being treated for cuts and bruises; there were no serious injuries. (AP Photo. The Telegram & Gazette, Chris Christo) Library Tag 09062006 Metro -- bdc-fungwah.gallery.xml

Overturned bus



Rescue workers helped passengers at at the scene of an overturned bus on Sept. 5, 2006, in Auburn. About 30 passengers were brought to hospitals after the private passenger bus run by Fung Wah overturned on an Interstate 290 off-ramp, not far from the Massachusetts Turnpike.


Chris Christo/The telegram & Gazette/File 2006


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In the 2006 accident, there were 57 people on board and 30 were treated for injuries, according to authorities. State police said the injured passengers were being treated for cuts and bruises; there were no serious injuries

Many injured, none serious



In the 2006 accident, there were 57 people on board, and 30 were treated for cuts and bruises, according to authorities. State Police said there were no serious injuries.


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The state holds regular, unannounced inspections of buses. In this, photo from August 24, 2005, a Fung Wah Bus Company driver passes his paperwork to state inspectors during an unannounced bus inspection at South Station bus terminal. In 2006, after meeting with federal and state regulators for nearly three hours , the owner of the discount Fung Wah Bus line agreed to allow all of his buses to be inspected every 90 days and to immediately stop using drivers who are not able to read and speak English.

Regular inspections



The state holds regular, unannounced inspections of buses. In this, photo from Aug. 24, 2005, a Fung Wah driver passed his paperwork to state inspectors during an inspection at South Station. In 2006, after meeting with federal and state regulators for nearly three hours, the owner of the discount Fung Wah Bus line agreed to allow all of his buses to be inspected every 90 days and to immediately stop using drivers who are not able to read and speak English.


George Rizer/Globe Staff/file 2005


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In 2005 a Fung Wah bus bound for New York caught fire in Meriden, Conn. All 45 passengers were evacuated moments before flames engulfed the bus.

Bus on fire



In 2005, a Fung Wah bus bound for New York caught fire in Meriden, Conn. All 45 passengers were evacuated moments before flames engulfed the bus.


Melissa Donovan/Boston Globe


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State and federal inspectors pulled a single intercity bus off the road on Aug. 24, 2005 but otherwise found no major violations during a series of unannounced inspections at South Station. The stepped-up enforcement followed last week’s fire on board a Fung Wah discount bus en route from Boston to New York, according to a Boston Globe article.

Stepped up inspection



State and federal inspectors pulled a single intercity bus off the road on Aug. 24, 2005, but otherwise found no major violations during a series of unannounced inspections at South Station. The stepped-up enforcement followed a fire on board a Fung Wah discount bus en route from Boston to New York.


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Though the bus was destroyed, no one was injured in this 2005 bus fire on a Fung Wah bus. That situation could have been worse, according to the Boston Globe, had the flmaing bus not been pulled over by an off-duty firefighter

Flaming wreck



Though the bus was destroyed, no one was injured in this 2005 bus fire on a Fung Wah bus. That situation could have been worse, according to The Boston Globe, had the flaming bus not been pulled over by an off-duty firefighter.


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