Bus sideswiped by u-haul truck that fled scene, Norwalk CT
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a bus was sideswiped by a U-Haul truck near Scribner and Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk. The truck fled the scene before police arrived. Passengers on the bus were unharmed.
Audio|Heard on: Fairfield CT Transportation Group Calls
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01:57
Transcript:
00:00
And they just got side swiped by U-Haul truck, and he kept going.
00:05
I tried to take a picture of him, so let me see what happened.
00:10
Copy that.
00:12
No, I mean, with the bus, right?
00:16
Uh, no, what's your location? Stand by, sir, one second.
00:18
What's your location?
00:21
Near Scribner and Connecticut Avenue, just before CVS at the red light.
00:27
The passengers?
00:29
Uh,
00:30
(name withheld)
00:31
(name withheld).
00:34
Yeah, um, let's see if I thought this, please.
00:37
Yeah, uh, so you were at the corner of Scribner and Connecticut Avenue?
00:43
Yeah, just before CVS, inbound,
00:46
had to come right at the light.
00:47
I'm like the first one at the light.
00:51
All right, I'm going to call the North Police and have them come out to you.
00:55
Roger, should I just leave the bus where it is?
00:59
All right, yeah,
01:01
leave it where it is.
01:02
How many people you have in your bus?
01:05
Uh,
01:06
about,
01:07
one, two,
01:09
five six.
01:12
All right, is everybody okay?
01:15
Yeah, I can't believe he just took off like that.
01:20
All right, Jim, can you start handing out the price of cars, please?
01:25
Uh, okay.
01:28
Let me put the combs out, the reflectors.
01:33
Are you in the right lane?
01:37
Yeah, I am.
01:38
My traffic's building up behind me.
01:42
Yeah, I wanted to do that so to give you the clearance and just make sure you have the lights around, right? We'll try to get some assistance out to you as soon as you can.
01:51
But we are calling the police so they'll be out there shortly, okay?
01:56
Roger.
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Location mentioned:
Connecticut Ave & Scribner Ave, Norwalk, CT 06854
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