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China : Gansu School Bus Accident

Episode 6

Lainey Tercek, Podcast Staff • April 16, 2026

Welcome to Passport to True Crime! In this episode, we will be talking about the 2011 Gansu School Bus Accident in China that killed 18 children and two adults.

Sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-bus-crash-kills-18-kids-2-adults/

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/news/head-of-chinese-school-sentenced-in-bus-crash

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/11/16/china-school-bus-crash-kills-18-children

https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/two-policemen-jailed-over-china-kindergarten-bus-crash-114070900720_1.html

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About the Contributor

Lainey Tercek, Podcast Staff

Lainey Tercek, senior, is a true crime reporter for Passport to “True Crime” on the Hawk Talk Podcast Network. Tercek volunteers with KAFASI (Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services, Inc.) in her free time. She also voluntarily babysits for friends and family. She enjoys helping others to lift their spirits and hers. Tercek found joy in doing podcasts because she was inspired by entertainment she had seen before, such as Audioboom Studios’, “Everything is Creepy” and Watcher’s “Mystery Files.”