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School bus hits parked truck on Radford DriveFort Washington MD

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Radford Ln, Fort Washington, MD 20744

As discussed during the dispatch call, a school bus with two students onboard struck a parked UPS truck near Radford Drive in Fort Washington. No injuries were reported. The bus's passenger side mirror was damaged.

Audio|Heard on: Prince George's MD Schools Group Calls
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01:31
Transcript:
00:00
I just had an accident.
00:02
I hit a UPS truck.
00:04
Rob was any injuries, anyone hurt?
00:07
No, we were just kind of close.
00:09
I think they were dropped on the side and I was trying to get through.
00:12
Okay. Can I get your 4-dig bus number, please?
00:15
7-220.
00:17
What's your route number, driver?
00:20
807.
00:21
I'm showing you near Radford Drive, Fort Washington.
00:27
Driver, you have students on your bus?
00:30
Yes, ma'am, have two.
00:32
What school are you driving for driver?
00:37
Potomac High School.
00:39
Tomic's on your bus now, 10 for 10.
00:41
Your driver, can you briefly, again, describe to me what happened?
00:46
Yes, I was coming down,
00:48
Radford Drive.
00:50
And it was kind of tight,
00:53
so,
00:54
um... Hold on, give me like one second, please.
00:59
Okay. Okay, transportation, I apologize about that.
01:02
This is A.O.7-220.
01:05
So basically, I was coming down, Radford Drive,
01:08
and it was two vehicles popped on each side, the UPS truck, and a Honda Pallet.
01:12
So I was trying to get through.
01:14
I must have gotten a little too close to the UPS truck, and it hit and knocked my top mirror off.
01:21
Top mirror off.
01:22
What side driver?
01:24
The passenger side.
01:25
Hey my driver, I'm a contact 911 and I'll contact the garage.
01:30
I can't see.

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Radford Ln, Fort Washington, MD 20744

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