“Or else, the bus might have rammed into another vehicle, or some other vehicle might have been hit by the broken axle and wheels,” he added. Those present at the spot rushed to rescue the students.

A routine bus ride for kids heading to school became anything but Tuesday morning. A wheel on a bus transporting students to Pittsburgh Obama Academy came loose on Route 28.

Thursday’s settlement adds MCI, the bus manufacturer; ArvinMeritor Inc., the designer of the axle and rear wheel assembly; SKF Industries, a component maker; Global Charter, which was operating ...