Event Brief
Bus Driver Dies After Being Struck in Depot Lot
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: A 69-year-old Broward County school bus driver, Alfred Desmandes, died after a fellow driver struck him with a bus at a district transportation facility in the early morning. Investigators said the parking lot lights were not turned on and Desmandes crossed into the vehicle’s path around 5:29 a.m.; he later died at the hospital.
WHO: Alfred Desmandes, 69, Broward County school bus driver; Steven Becker, 68, bus driver
WHAT: Desmandes was struck by a bus in a district transportation lot and later died from injuries.
WHEN: Sep 13, 2026
WHERE: Broward County district transportation facility (north transportation lot), Pompano Beach
WHY: The bus hit Desmandes after he crossed into the vehicle’s path; Becker reported he never saw him because the parking lot lights were not turned on.
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