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Posted by Gold_12TH on Tue May 15 19:59:01 2012 CTTransit bus crash in East Haven: wtnh.com   22 people were taken to the hospital Monday morning after a CTTransit bus was rear-ended by a truck in East Haven. The crash happened around 7:20 on Frontage Road in front of T.J. Maxx and Chilis. The bus was stopped and a passenger was loading his bicycle onto the rack in front when the bus was hit from behind by a large red service truck carrying kitchen grease. The impact pushed the bus forward about 100 feet. The passenger with the bicycle hit the windshield, was knocked to the ground and ended up under the bus. Several ambulances, along with fire department and police were on the scene within minutes of the crash. Several people were taken away on stretchers. At least four of the injuries are serious, officials told News 8. Some of the passengers were treated right on the side of the road. "It was crazy, I mean people laying down people, having neck braces," said Marisol Vasquez. The bus driver made sure passengers were getting the help they needed. "The bus driver stayed on scene until pretty much the end," said Fire Chief Doug Jackson. "He wasn't, he didn't appear to be that heavily hurt and he was taking care of his passengers." The driver of the truck was among those taken to the hospital. The CTTransit bus was equipped with a camera and what it picked up may give police the real story of exactly what happened. "The speed limit is 35. Right now we don't now how fast the truck was going," said Sgt Joseph Slane. Frontage Road parallels I-95 and is very busy. Vasquez, who usually rides that very bus, says she always worries while waiting at the stop. "It's a in bad spot," she says. "They should have it come into the plaza and out the other way." Police plan to talk to each passenger, so it could be weeks before the investigation is complete. CTTransit officials say there were 29 people on the bus that was headed to downtown New Haven. Another CTTransit bus took the passengers who were not injured to their final destinations. ---http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/traffic/incidents/cttransit-bus-crash-in-east-haven Twenty-six people were sent to the hospital early Monday after a truck crashed into the back of a Connecticut Transit bus, but police reported no critical injuries and said some patients already were being released Monday afternoon. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and no charges had been filed. Preliminary reports by police say a commercial box truck driven by Juan Rodriguez, 28, of Allentown, Pa., crashed into the back of a bus driven by Alexander Diosa, 37, of Cheshire, as the bus was stopped in front of Chili’s restaurant on Frontage Road northbound, along Interstate 95. The accident occurred at around 7:13 a.m. police say. Both drivers were among those injured. According to police, a pedestrian was securing a bicycle to the front of the bus when the bus was struck from behind. The pedestrian was among the many sent to the hospital. The truck pushed the bus about 100 feet up the road, Fire Chief Doug Jackson said. “It’s pretty obvious the truck plowed into the back of the bus,” Jackson said. The general manager of CT Transit, David Lee, said that there were 27 people aboard the bus at the time of the accident. Diosa has been an employee with the company for 12 years, he said. The bus driver stayed at the scene and appeared to be concerned about the condition of his passengers, Jackson said. All but one of the 11 patients admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital were released as of 2 p.m. Monday, according to a hospital spokesperson. Eight were admitted as non-critical, and three were taken in as full-trauma. The one person who remained hospitalized late Monday afternoon was a pregnant female who stayed for observation; she was not among the people admitted in full trauma. A message was left for a spokesperson of the Hospital of Saint Raphael, where other patients were taken, but was not immediately returned Monday. A small fire broke out beneath the cab of the truck more than an hour after accident, Jackson said. Firefighters quickly extinguished it, he said. American Medical Response set up triage to determine who was most seriously injured and to make sure they were transported first, Jackson said. The New Haven Fire Department also sent an ambulance, he said. The investigation is ongoing and police are asking any witnesses to contact them at 203-468-3820. ----http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/05/15/news/doc4fb0f41de126f930206790.txt?viewmode=fullstory |
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