School bus crash on Ronald Reagan Pkwy injures student, Polk County FL
TrafficA school bus with 30 students and 4 adults was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Ronald Reagan Parkway and US-27 in Polk County, Florida. One student reported back pain and was treated. Emergency units and law enforcement responded to the scene. The road was temporarily blocked due to the crash and debris but was reopened after cleanup. Another bus was dispatched to transport uninjured students safely away from the scene.
Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
07:50
Transcript:
00:00
but this does involve a Pulse County school bus I copy are there any children on board
00:12
Affirmative. The bus does have damage to the double doors that are opening.
00:17
We're trying to open them right now and also to one of the wheels.
00:23
Understood.
00:24
Let's go ahead and as soon as you can give me a patient count and work on getting additional units.
00:30
How many do you have attached to it? Just the 1A notes right now? Affirmative.
00:36
Bat 5 dispatch can you go ahead and start just two additional ambulance since we've got children on the bus also let's notify Polk County School Board and I'm sure you have that so en route
00:46
that's affirmative they're responded squad 21 121 page contact 1322 1733 bat 5
01:05
That's fine.
01:06
Go ahead.
01:08
Right now I have one student complaining a back pain.
01:12
I have a total of 30 students on board and four adults for a total of 34 occupants.
01:19
Mike County.
01:23
22.
01:30
1242 motor vehicle accident in Ronald Reagan Parkway Highway 27 Northridge, Hatch 5, 1320.0.
01:50
Destination.
01:51
Destination, 1322.
02:02
This item 5 back to dispatch.
02:04
Back,
02:07
the time fine.
02:09
Yes, ma'am.
02:10
When you make contact with the school board, can you go ahead and see if they can get another school bus en route to that location so we can at least get the un-injured children loaded up and away?
02:21
That's affirmative.
02:23
Dispatch to you, engine 33.
02:26
303. Go ahead.
02:28
Copy, can you advise what school those students are from?
02:37
Samma.
02:38
Agent 20, that's rush complete.
02:42
Agent 20 complete.
02:49
Let's get a 5 engine 35, sick patient (number withheld) Borenhir Road, Winter Haven, Pax 7, 1324.
02:59
We're going to be returning from a field trip headed to Beliseta.
03:03
principal's aware he's in route.
03:06
I copy. Students are from Velasita on the tree.
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Copy covering zone 1324.
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RISC28. RISC-28,
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you can go to this standby.
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28, copy, thank you.
03:31
You're welcome, 1325.
03:32
1325.
03:34
33, about 5?
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295? 295, go ahead.
03:44
Alright, just update.
03:45
Right now I have law enforcement on scene.
03:47
As soon as he gets his pictures, we're going to clear the bus out of the roadway so we can open up northbound lanes of traffic.
03:53
Still only have the one pediatric and the patient.
03:56
Everybody else is refusing.
03:59
Understood, copy.
04:00
Thank you.
04:06
329? 329. 329.
04:10
321 to one are you with?
04:12
Transporting (number withheld).
04:17
Historically, just give it a few minutes.
04:20
Let's at least get the animals on scene and just make sure we don't have any additional patients that popped up.
04:30
I understand.
04:35
At 5 to Rescue 42, Rescue 38.
04:39
You guys can just be en route for this moment and you don't need to be responding.
04:45
Rescue 30, we copy one now.
04:49
Message received.
04:51
Unit 10, right?
04:56
Excuse 2.30.
04:58
Where a T230?
05:00
See dispatch.
05:05
Big Wall Street 2nd.
05:07
Where's spotter?
05:10
Responding to the Correstrial Fire alarm at Lowe, (number withheld) Highway 27, their visor is a risers,
05:17
6-floor, 6-flow alarm going off.
05:21
We did receive a second alarm that went off for the same location at 3028.
05:32
Engine 5 is fast.
05:35
Engine 5.
05:38
We're silent, please.
05:43
10-4, I copy.
05:44
I have risk or engine 35 coming to a call in your zone.
05:48
I'm going to send it to you.
05:54
You know, wait, so I can clear this spot.
05:56
I have.
05:58
I have.
06:00
9.
06:02
Say into 35.
06:04
Inj 35, we copy.
06:06
We're complete.
06:09
Indy-5 to Injur 35?
06:12
Go ahead.
06:14
We're off Avenue G.
06:17
Are you coming from quarter?
06:22
We were coming from Ohio City.
06:24
We just passed the swamp,
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the park,
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right up,
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Circle Beach.
06:34
A copy, we'll take it.
06:39
I go.
06:44
Very three five five.
06:47
Okay,
06:50
go ahead.
06:51
We're just finishing sweeping up the debris off of the roadway and then we're going to reopen northbound completely.
06:57
We've got everybody else pulled off into the gas station parking lot in a safe area waiting for the other school bus so they can transfer the students.
07:06
I copy. Very good.
07:07
Thank you very much.
07:19
Legis C2 dispatch.
07:22
Lakelostute 2.
07:24
Complete.
07:26
I'll say the attention, sorry.
07:33
The patch retain 5.
07:35
The 10-5, go ahead.
07:37
As of right now, the second bus is coming from Lake Wales.
07:43
If they get another bus free, it's closer they'll send that, then them.
07:49
Understood, I copy.
07:50
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
US-27 & Ronald Reagan Pkwy, Florida 33897
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