Elizabeth and Robert Rotta killed and two others injured in runaway bus crash on I-405 in Kirkland on May 6

Modified Date: 
Tue, 03/08/2016 - 1:37pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, May 5, 2013

Troopers say it will take weeks to get inside bus involved in fatal crash

Washington State Patrol said it will take two weeks before detectives get a look inside the bus involved in the fatal crash in Kirkland on Monday.

Man who lost parents in crash sympathizes with bus driver

Ken Rotta says he has no anger about the accident that killed his parents, but he does have questions that need to be answered.

Family of couple who died in bus accident share memories

A couple died in Kirkland when a Sound Transit bus ran a red light and slammed into an SUV. Now the children and grandchildren of Bob and Betty Rotta are remembering them as two people who were focused on their family and their faith.

Bus riders recount fatal crash

One after another, after another we found people Tuesday night who had ridden the 535 bus out of Bellevue the night before. One after another they declined to talk on camera.

'Runaway' bus kills 2 in I-405 crash in Kirkland

The driver of a Sound Transit bus says the brakes failed and he was unable to avoid hitting a car Monday night on an Interstate 405 transit ramp, killing two people.

Two people killed in collision with Sound Transit bus

The Washington State Patrol says a Sound Transit bus traveled about two miles after being involved in a crash on Interstate 405 in Kirkland that killed two elderly people.

WSP: Brakes were not an issue in Kirkland bus crash

Investigators said there were no problems with the brakes on a Sound Transit bus that hit and killed a Bellevue couple.

2 killed in crash with bus on I-405 in Kirkland

The Washington State Patrol says two passengers in an SUV were killed in a collision on I-405 in Kirkland with a Sound Transit bus that continued for two miles. The bus driver said the brakes failed.

Inspections show bus involved in fatal crash had no major mechanical problems

Sound Transit released maintenance records for the Community Transit bus that crashed into an SUV and killed two people on Monday.

The records show that there were seven minor defects found with the bus that included an oil leak when it went for a routine inspection on May 1. All the minor defects were fixed before the crash.

Two dead, others injured in possible runaway bus crash

Two people were killed and two others were hurt in a crash involving what the driver said was a runaway Sound Transit bus in Kirkland.

Bus inspected a week before fatal crash

The bus involved in Monday night’s fatal I-405 crash had passed a routine safety inspection a week earlier, according to a routine maintenance log released by Sound Transit on Thursday.

During a 30-minute test drive on May 1, a mechanic looked into a complaint the bus pulled right, and found it “did not pull, and didn’t pull when braking.” Also, the log says, the brake pads were all a quarter-inch thick, putting them above the minimum standard.

Patrol: Bus traveled 2 miles after fatal WA crash

The Washington State Patrol says a Sound Transit bus traveled about two miles after being involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 405 in Kirkland

Bus in Kirkland fatal wreck passed a safety check a week earlier

The Sound Transit bus in Monday night’s I-405 crash that left two people dead passed a routine safety inspection a week earlier, according to a maintenance log released by Sound Transit Thursday.

During a 30-minute test drive on May 1, a mechanic looked into a complaint the bus pulled right, but found that it “did not pull, and didn’t pull when braking,” he wrote. Also, the brake pads were all a quarter-inch thick, putting them above the minimum standard, the log says.

2 dead, 1 seriously hurt as bus hits SUV at Kirkland off-ramp

A couple riding in an SUV died Monday night when a Sound Transit bus struck their vehicle at an Interstate 405 exit in Kirkland, Washington State Patrol troopers said.

The driver, Kendall L. Rotta, 51, survived the crash and is being treated at Harborview Medical Center.

Bus passenger shares his crash experience with KIRO 7

A KIRO 7 Exclusive: The man who rushed to the front of the bus involved in a fatal crash in Kirkland spoke only to Monique Ming Laven about what he saw that evening. The following account comes from his interview:

One dead in a collision with a Sound Transit bus

One man was killed following a crash involving a Sound Transit bus in Kirkland Monday night.

According to Washington State Patrol trooper Julie Judson, passengers onboard the bus called 911 around 9:30 p.m. to report the bus had hit an SUV at I-405 NB and NE 128th St.

What money damages are recoverable in a death claim? Every death from an accident is tragic. When a death is the result of someone else’s negligence, certain survivors may make a wrongful death claim against those responsible. Close relatives may recover monetary damages for the loss of financial support, as well as for medical, funeral, and burial expenses, lost earnings, and in some cases for pain, suffering, and loss of love and affection. Learn more about Kirkland wrongful death claims here…

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Robert Rotta
Elizabeth Rotta
Kendall Rotta
Aleksandr Rukhlin

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