Two hospitalized after collision with EMBARK bus in southwest Oklahoma City
Two people were taken to a local hospital after an SUV and an EMBARK bus collided Sunday afternoon.
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Updated: 9:48 PM CDT Sep 8, 2024
FAMILY THERE, RIGHT? YEAH, THE PARENTS, THEY’RE SCARED BECAUSE THEIR DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER THEIR CAR FLIPPED OVER. IT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE ROAD JUST RIGHT WHERE THAT THAT WRECKER IS RIGHT NOW. NOW, THIS INVOLVED THE EMBARK BUS THAT’S ACTUALLY BEHIND ME HERE. IT’S GETTING READY TO BE TOWED OFF. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT SCENE IS CLEARED UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE HAVE VIDEO FROM JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO WHERE THAT VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED OVER. THE FAMILY SAYS THEIR DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME WITH GROCERIES AND ON THE GROUND WHERE STRAWBERRIES AND EVEN DEBRIS FROM THE VEHICLE. NOW, POLICE SAY THIS HAPPENED AROUND 330 THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON NEAR SOUTHWEST 15TH AND MERIDIAN, JUST ABOUT EAST OF THAT INTERSECTION THERE. NOW, THE EMBARK BUS IN THIS, ACCORDING TO AN EMBARK EMPLOYEE ON SCENE, WAS ON A ROAD TEST WITH THE MECHANIC DRIVING IT, AND THAT MECHANIC WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NOW TRAFFIC WAS BEING DIVERTED INTO THIS NEARBY PARKING LOT FOR THE OKLAHOMA RIVER TRAIL, BUT NOW THE ROAD IS OPENED BACK UP. THE POLICE SAY THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THIS SCENE, AND I ASKED THEM JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO HOW THE TWO ARE DOING IN THE HOSPITAL AND POLICE DO NOT HAVE AN UPDATE AS W
Two hospitalized after collision with EMBARK bus in southwest Oklahoma City
Two people were taken to a local hospital after an SUV and an EMBARK bus collided Sunday afternoon.
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Updated: 9:48 PM CDT Sep 8, 2024
Two people were taken to a local hospital after an SUV and an EMBARK bus collided Sunday afternoon.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Oklahoma City police said the collision occurred at about 3:30 p.m. near Southwest 15th Street and Meridian Avenue. The bus was being driven by a service technician, contained no passengers and was not in regular service when the collision happened.The SUV rolled and came to rest on its top after the collision and the driver and a passenger were taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries. The driver of the bus was not taken to a hospital, police officials said.A relative of the two people injured said they’re scared because their daughter and son-in-law are in the hospital.The relative said their daughter was returning home with groceries.An EMBARK employee at the scene said the bus was on a road test with a mechanic driving it.Traffic was being diverted as crews worked to clear the scene.>> Download the KOCO 5 App No other information has been released.Top HeadlinesRossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past weekMother of mass shooting suspect call Apalachee High School with warning after getting alarming text, grandfather saysNew details released in deaths of two children found in car in NormanWATCH: Bob Stoops gets emotional during Toby Keith tribute at OU football game‘Pretty gut-wrenching’: Neighbors react after deadly shooting, suspect search in Norman
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two people were taken to a local hospital after an SUV and an EMBARK bus collided Sunday afternoon.
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Oklahoma City police said the collision occurred at about 3:30 p.m. near Southwest 15th Street and Meridian Avenue. The bus was being driven by a service technician, contained no passengers and was not in regular service when the collision happened.
The SUV rolled and came to rest on its top after the collision and the driver and a passenger were taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries. The driver of the bus was not taken to a hospital, police officials said.
A relative of the two people injured said they’re scared because their daughter and son-in-law are in the hospital.
The relative said their daughter was returning home with groceries.
An EMBARK employee at the scene said the bus was on a road test with a mechanic driving it.
Traffic was being diverted as crews worked to clear the scene.
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