Monday, October 6, 2008

MCI: Mass Casualty Bus accident - 10 dead

Mass Casualty Incident Bus accident - 10 dead,
Thirty to 38 people suffered critical injuries, while the rest of the passengers received moderate to minor injuries.

COLUSA COUNTY, Calif. -California Fire news (CFN) - According to the CHP, the bus was heading north heading from Sacramento to a Colusa County when it drifted off the right shoulder, flipped(Cartwheeled) and came to a stop on the west shoulder of the road.
The bus dated back to the 1980s, CHP spokesman said, and had no seat belts.
Sgt. Pat Lundreth with the CHP said that the driver was on medication.
The bus driver, Quinton J. Watts, was taken to Woodland Hospital and is in critical condition, hospital officials said. Watts was walking around after the wreck, Donnelly said, but sustained a serious injury.
Aerial images captured by Copter shows a bus with burn damage that appears to have overturned into a ditch.
No other vehicles were involved.
1980's era Bus Didn't Have Valid License Plate, CHP Says
Originally called in as a Greyhound bus overturned, This bus had been sold by Greyhound over two years ago.
Location: - Lone Star and Abel roads outside Williams, Calif. Near Williams heading to Colusa Casino.
IA: 6:15 pm - MCI bus accident - Greyhound Bus rollover, Possibly five 1144, 48 critical ,20+ moderate -minor injuries, total of 60 + patients.
Resources: All-call in large area, eight air ambulances from the area responded to the bus rollover. Butte county dispatched two engines and one battalion and Colusa county all call.
Ground Ambulances were dispatched from all over the north state including Redding, Sacramento and Napa county.
At least 20 ground ambulances and 9 air ambulances requested in the early stages of the incident. Oes Engines 324 and 297 from Red Bluff and Chico respectively were sent to cover Williams fire department. 1 strike team of engines from Yuba and Yolo counties each responding,
Injuries: 10 dead, approximately 38 minor to major injured patients.
Comms: Traffic on Butte Fire 151.400, Yuba Brown Tac
Receiving hospitals:
  • Enloe Medical Center in Chico - One victim died at the hospital at about 10 p.m.
  • Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
  • Sutter Roseville Medical Center
  • St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff
  • Oroville Hospital
  • UC Davis Medical Center - At least 10 people
  • Mercy Medical Center in Redding.

  • Photo credit: KCRA 3

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