Twenty-two people were injured during a bus crash in uptown Charlotte.
Paramedics said they treated a total of 22 patients following the wreck at Fourth and Caldwell Streets. All the patients have nonlife-threatening injures.
The cause of the wreck is still under investigation. Pictures from the scene showed the No. 1 bus to Mount Holy stopped at an intersection. A blue Ford pickup truck and a tan car also appeared to be involved in the crash. The bus was struck on the windshield near the door.
Nine patients were taken to Carolinas Medical Center. Three went to CMC-Universty and ten were transported to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.
Cedar's Take: 22 of Charlotte's finest citizens are injured on a city bus during a fender bender, can you imagine the calamity? Perhaps the Observer should publish the names and photos of the injured so that we can offer our prayers?
But the truth is public shame, or embarrassment are no match for these citizens. Never mind that people who needed medic, fire, police or hospital care had to wait while these "victims" where treated. We have a nation of people who as infants uttered "gimme" as their first words.
12 comments:
Wouldn't there names be on the accident report? Makes me sick that the city will just hand them tax payer money!!
I'd hate to guess but what are the odds that everyone of them are black?
Shameless racist, did you ever thing they are really hurt? Did you even stop to think they might have all been white?
I'd say half of them got on the bus after the wreck.
It's true. I work Central Division, and practically everyone cries injury after a minor wreck. And yes, they are all black. And I used to scold them as a rookie, until I was yelled at by my sergeant and told to just let them call Medic and there's nothing we can do. But yes, it is a shame. They are in that cyclical culture of "what can you do for me?" If it's a bus of middle to upper SES passengers, usually trying to get to another surrounding town, they just want to get off as quickly as possible and get on another bus.
BTW as 1st responders a Task is to secure the door(s) to ensure no extra passengers find a seat in the arriving Ambulance...
@ 11:21 Good to know CMPD has fair minded folks like you out on the streets.
All of the injuries were not on the bus. I was there. Big assumption on your part.
Cedar you should get a copy of the accident report. Find out who was claiming injury on the bus and then place it in this comment section. This way we will know who they are and I'm sure they are going to be black.
Can someone get the information? It is going to be like all other stories, comment, then crickets, or did someone did and it is true, or is isn't true- post it, then share how were able to get it, Thanks! sick of opened ended stories
Why don't you get a copy of the report that must be filed with NCDMV. It lists the injuries as A,B or C injuries, depending on the severity. Until you do, this is pure conjecture.
On a number of occasions working wrecks I found out that people standing on the street had just walked over to a wreck and got in one of the cars and told the driver to tell the police they were with him. It was the drivers who told me they didn't know the passenger. Also the person at times told the driver he would say the other person ran the red light. No telling how may times this happens.
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