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The bus owner, Sky Express Inc., has a troubled safety inspection history, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s website.

Sky Express performed worse than 97 percent of all passenger bus companies within the last 12 months and 99.7 percent worse in the last 24 months in the “Driver Fitness” category, FMCSA records show. That category includes drivers who are unfit to operate a commercial motor vehicle due to lack of training, experience or medical qualifications.

Additionally, the company scored worse than 77.80 percent of all bus companies within the last 12 months and 86.2 percent worse in the last 24 months in the “fatigued driver” category, records shows. This category includes drivers who are ill, fatigued or in non-compliance with the hours of service regulations.

Sky Express also ranked worse than 56 percent of bus companies within the last 12 months and 62.9 percent in the last 24 months in the “unsafe driving” category, which includes operation of vehicles in the dangerous or careless manner, the government said.