John Hilliard

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

The investigation will review safety policies and performance under the contracts with Transdev, a French transit company that has provided bus drivers to Boston Public Schools since 2013, according to the statement. The driver who was behind the wheel of the bus that killed Joseph, Jean Charles, resigned from Transdev on May 14, shortly before a scheduled termination hearing. He had been driving school buses with an expired state-required credential since December 2024, the statement said.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

Gloria Caldwell was walking along Woodrow Avenue in Dorchester when the Boston Public Schools bus approached at a fast clip, jumping the sidewalk as it made a right turn onto Milton Avenue. Caldwell‘s right foot was crushed, her bones fractured under the vehicle, Caldwell later said in her personal injury case filed at Suffolk Superior Court.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

Transdev, under a former moniker, Veolia Transportation Inc., was hired by the Boston School Committee in 2013 after the city’s schools experienced a couple years of chronically late buses under a previous contractor. Here’s what to know about the company:In the United States, Transdev operates public transportation services in 46 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, with about 32,000 employees (about a third of its global workforce), according to the company.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

Lens Arthur Joseph seemed older than his years. The 5-year-old loved Spider-Man and cars, sure, but he was serious and studious, cleaned his room, and helped around the house wherever he could. He was proud of his school work and excelled in mathematics. His teachers at UP Academy Dorchester beamed with pride at the prospect the kindergartner would start Grade 1 in the fall, and had planned to give him a certificate marking his achievement in school.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Huffaker |John Hilliard

On April 28, a bus struck and killed a 5-year-old Boston Public Schools student in Hyde Park. The victim, Lens A. Joseph, was on his way home from UP Academy Dorchester. He was struck by his school bus just after it dropped him off on Washington Street, near his home. Lens Joseph in image from gofundme.com. GoFundMeThe same bus struck two parked cars in Wellington Hill in Mattapan about 25 minutes before hitting the boy, according to police radio calls reviewed by the Globe.