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School bus without power steering blocks highway traffic, Taney County MO
TrafficA school bus without power steering is blocking traffic near Flew Hollow on Highway 160. Another bus and a flatbed tow truck are responding to clear the lane.
Audio|Heard on: Taney County Police
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02:32
Transcript:
00:00
Taney, the school is aware they've got another bus en route and they're going to try to tow the vehicle just FYI.
00:11
Okay.
00:17
135 I guess on east of me because they can't see me at all coming through that set of curves
00:30
103 135 Taney 103 303 305 Taney 103 status
00:40
No further assistance needed
00:46
That's great.
00:52
03-135. Go ahead.
00:59
I need you on east of me if you're in the area close.
01:05
They can't see me coming around the corner.
01:10
That's clear.
01:11
You want me to set up down by Slough Hollow then?
01:17
Sorry, 109, I couldn't copy you.
01:20
Do you want me to set up down by Slough Hollow then?
01:24
No, on east of me.
01:26
I'm east of Flew Hollow.
01:29
I'm coming down the hill on 160.
01:32
Kenny, 103 status.
01:36
One hundred three,
01:38
Taney. One-three, Taney.
01:42
One-three, go ahead.
01:48
Tony, I'm no further assistance needed.
01:49
We're trying to get the bus back down the hill to Slough Hollow now, so we can free up the lane of traffic.
01:59
That's clear.
02:04
He doesn't have power steering, he can't get it back down the hill, so that other bus is going to have to come up here.
02:16
The traffic.
02:23
135, I guess they changed their mind.
02:25
He doesn't have power steering, so he's not going to back it down.
02:28
They're going to pull it up with that flatbed if you can't see that from where you are.
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Location mentioned:
US-160 & M-30A, Swan Township, MO 65680
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