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Her twin son and daughter are also attending Tadcaster Grammar, where she said a bus had been transporting children from the village for "about 30 years".

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

The fire affected around 15 of the 17 benzene tanks the train had been transporting, a fire department spokesperson told local media.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

Italian media said the bus had been transporting the migrants north to Piedmont after they arrived in recent days on Lampedusa and were ferried to the Italian mainland.

From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2023

The driver had been transporting the injured people from Adwa to the neighboring Amhara region, the Red Cross said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2022

The cargo ship had been transporting hundreds of them before it was swept up in the storm.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown