Police say passing drivers tried to help rescue the passengers of the bus.
Three people are dead after a fiery crash between a community transit bus and a trash truck in Upper Providence Twp., Delaware County.The crash happened just before 8 a.m. Tuesday in the southbound lanes of the Route 1 Media Bypass near the ramp for Route 252.Video from Chopper 6 showed the charred remains of the bus with the trash truck stopped nearby.Police say the driver of the bus was trapped in the wreckage and died at the scene.
Passing drivers were able to pull the two passengers out of the bus through the rear door, but police say those passengers were dead when paramedics arrived.The bus was from Delgo, a non-profit that provides community transportation in the area. CEO Nick Miccarelli says everyone in the organization is struggling to wrap their heads around the tragedy.
He tells Action News the driver had a clean driving record and had only been with Delgo for nine months. "We do our best every day to provide safe rides for our clients, and today we have two clients and the driver who were killed. It's a call you never want to get," he said."Our hearts break for the families of the clients and for the family of our driver," he said.Copyright © 2024 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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