California Bus Company in Fatal Crash Shut Down by U.S.

The U.S. Transportation Department shut down a California bus company five days after a crash that killed eight people on a mountain highway, saying the firm wasn’t maintaining or inspecting its vehicles properly.

Scapadas Magicas LLC was declared an imminent hazard to public safety yesterday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. One of the National City, California-based company’s three buses crashed into a car and a pickup truck on Feb. 3. Seven bus passengers died, as did the truck driver. More than 40 were injured, according to the government’s order.