The US Department of Transportation Tuesday ordered the Fung Wah bus line to remove its remaining buses from service following a long history of safety problems. The low-cost bus service has been cited for over 150 maintenance violations in the past two years and has been involved in several accidents. Here are photos of some of the incidents that plagued the bus line in recent years.
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Annie Tritt for The New York Times
A Fung Wah bus crashed into a bank on June 23, 2008, in New York's Chinatown, after being hit by a dump truck, killing one person and injuring six.
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essdras m suarez/ globe staff
A westbound Fung Wah Bus skidded off the Mass. Pike right before the Allston-Cambridge exit on Feb. 14, 2007.
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The Telegram & Gazette, Chris Christo
Rescue workers helped passengers after a Fung Wah bus overturned on an Interstate 290 off-ramp on Sept. 5, 2006, in Auburn.
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Melissa Donovan
A Fung Wah bus from Boston to New York burst into flames on Aug. 16, 2005, on a Connecticut highway, just moments after passengers fled the bus.
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All 45 passengers escaped without injury after the fire.
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Damage from the August 2005 bus fire.
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Globe Staff Photo / George Rizer
A Fung Wah Bus Company driver passed his paperwork to state inspectors during unannounced bus inspections at the South Station bus terminal on Aug. 24, 2005.







