School bus stuck near PA-66 with six children onboard, North Vandergrift PA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a school bus with six children onboard got stuck near PA-66 and Dime Road on a hillside. No children were injured. Emergency responders controlled traffic and arranged for a tow truck. The bus was pulled out and found to be drivable.
Audio|Heard on: Armstrong County Public Safety
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09:1
Transcript:
00:00
Racy, the advice caller did state that it looks like the school bus is about to roll over the hillside and there's still children inside the bus.
00:07
You want to come on a lower side and maybe help us in traffic.
00:15
10th Ward, we're just passing guard is now.
00:21
Armstrong from Westmore on the System 102, TAC 9.
00:25
If you have someone above, I can get a talk around on here.
00:29
System 102.
00:31
From Gondi Rescue.
00:34
All right, there's six kids on the bus.
00:39
Nobody's hurt,
00:40
and it is stock.
00:42
It's just going to need a tow truck.
00:45
Bus company already has someone en route.
00:50
270, Lieutenant 1 to 270, Chief.
00:53
Oh, (beep).
00:54
You want me to bring a squad over there?
01:00
Reach something up here top of the hill, I got flare up but they won't slow down.
01:05
272 from Nani Rescue.
01:12
Rescue, go ahead.
01:14
What's bonus is there one of two?
01:16
We're approaching Dime Road.
01:20
Good.
01:21
Are you wanting the fire companies to proceed in for traffic control or anything?
01:31
My assistant's on seat at the bomb at the accident.
01:35
I'm at the talk.
01:36
I have to see what he wants.
01:37
I thought he wanted the roads closed down down there.
01:41
I'm strong that in anyway.
01:44
Yeah,
01:46
200 wants to, uh,
01:48
or excuse me, if 200 wants to come in and, uh, yeah, do traffic is once a record gets here, it's going to be completely closed.
01:56
I also have Medical 106-3 on the way.
02:02
Yeah, fair enough.
02:03
Armstrong, 51, Acknowledged.
02:07
Fifty one received?
02:09
Chief one, Chief.
02:13
Armstrong, Medic 91.
02:16
Chief 2 is who from Armstrong?
02:18
91.
02:19
We're on sale.
02:21
1631. Armstrong, 51 acknowledges.
02:25
90, you can set up right there anywhere and we're going to rotate traffic.
02:30
51 received.
02:32
Armored from engine 220202 received.
02:37
Squad 9E, Armored Strong, we're on scene.
02:43
I have Westmoreland assistant one at two on scene saying that the bus company already has a tow truck on the way and there's six kids in the bus.
02:52
What are your wishes for 100, 270 and 51?
02:56
Squad 90 to 271.
02:59
You want us down here at the intersection of Dime Road and PA-66 noon traffic or you want to come up some?
03:07
The kids do one of us, are they out?
03:10
Well, if we're truck is sitting there behind the police car, you can sit up there and we can run traffic from right there.
03:16
Just walking behind the police car and we'll go from her.
03:20
200 Henry to Armstrong, the kids are still on the bus.
03:26
Affirmative, there's at least six kids on the bus.
03:29
Rescue 100 Armstrong.
03:33
Affirmative.
03:35
Rescue. No,
03:37
2000 to call me direct.
03:39
Just hold it does.
03:40
Rescue 90 on scene.
03:45
Thank you. We are responding to calling double township.
03:49
Okay.
03:51
Chief 271, Chief 270.
03:54
Go ahead, Dave.
03:56
If you got Lee up there with you,
03:59
we have traffic down here, we do not need 100,
04:03
like a prior to the other call.
04:05
Just your one acknowledges.
04:07
All right, Dave.
04:09
Okay, I'm still trying to slow them down up here.
04:13
Company 100, do you want to divert to that other call?
04:17
200, Henry, to 200, Chief.
04:21
Yeah, we'll divert.
04:23
You can do it, you're good.
04:26
9d squad.
04:27
So the time being, come by that, come up to the top of the hill for me until we get this other truck in place to the top of the hill.
04:34
20 brush, 2716 one, we're passing the vishes right now.
04:39
There's a Smith,
04:41
2,500 Chevy here that works with Smith bus.
04:45
They have a chain hooked up to the bus currently getting ready to pull it out with a pickup truck.
04:51
I don't know how well it's going to work, but they're attempting it.
04:54
It is in the dip right after strongly enroofing at the S-Benz.
05:00
Okay, Bill, do you need to divert or go to that other call?
05:03
Right.
05:05
We'll see where I can swing around.
05:07
Ready.
05:09
I'm sure, and we're diverting to call it, Markstown, Jim.
05:14
I didn't dress on it, I just heard (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld), and (number withheld), (number withheld).
05:21
OneR, you can go ahead and cancel (number withheld) total over itself.
05:26
Copy.
05:28
Okay, proceed over this way, so I'm towards the back road, end of the day, I'm there, and slow traffic down back there.
05:36
And Jim 203 to Armstrong shows in route.
05:39
We have 90 squad come up the hill.
05:45
You put them where you need them.
05:48
Chiefs 2ndi Rescue.
05:51
We're switching over to talk around to do traffic control.
05:55
Once you're on there, let me know.
05:58
I also have Medic 1.063 on the way.
06:00
What are yours just for them?
06:02
I just keep that coming for now, please.
06:04
You're going to see.
06:05
Here's a...
06:06
I'm sorry to anyone.
06:07
You're patient.
06:10
You can show us back in.
06:12
1637.
06:15
200, Henry, to 200, Chief.
06:17
The bus is out of the ditch.
06:21
Is it drivable?
06:24
Yes, it is drivable.
06:27
She is checking for air pressure and everything else is good before they move.
06:34
No.
06:39
90 from DPS2.
06:45
90 Refute.
06:48
Go ahead, it's 90 Rescue.
06:53
Can you switch up to the fire police too?
07:00
Bethel Township truck to Chief 271.
07:06
Go ahead.
07:11
Any way you can roll this traffic coming down the hill from the fire hall so I can finish Ashenus and be on my little merry way here.
07:19
Have you go a minute.
07:25
I'm from 290 brush on seat Two hundred, Regency.
07:31
Dave,
07:34
there's a line coming down
07:40
200 Henry to Chief in 202.
07:44
They are good to drive it, they are leaving.
07:47
We can't cancel.
07:50
Answer, Steve, you call to that, Armstrong.
07:53
We received.
07:54
Two or three copies.
07:55
We've just arrived at that scene.
07:57
We're canceling.
08:00
Final song for Make 163.
08:07
163. 163. 163.
08:11
Did I hear correctly that we're canceled?
08:13
Yes, sir.
08:16
Receive, thank you.
08:20
You're back in 1640.
08:23
You're back in 1640.
08:27
Just have any chief to assist it.
08:30
Yeah.
08:36
You do a trophy closer to the wreck.
08:39
We're just looking for a place and turn around.
08:43
Farmer.
08:49
Okay, I'll just have them slow everything down up here and this one will continue.
08:58
One coming down without headlights, she's on her phone and she never slowed down.
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PA-66 & Dime Rd, North Vandergrift, PA 15690
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