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| East Ridge Motorcycle vs School Bus is Fatal EAST RIDGE, TENN – Shortly after 4:00 PM, Monday, February 9, 2009, East Ridge Squad 2 responded to a motor vehicle accident at Ringgold Road and Camp Jordan Parkway. The MVC reportedly was between a motorcycle and a school bus. Squad 2 is quartered about a block away and was on the scene almost immediately. They reported that the driver of the motorcycle was trapped beneath the bus and requested assistance from Engine 2. Engine 2 and Commander Mike Williams (906) responded and upon arrival Commander Williams assumed command. He immediately requested an “all call” for additional off duty personnel to assist in the extrication and reported all hands working. Using air bags and wooden cribbing firefighters stabilized the bus while medics from Memorial EMS checked the patient. They determined that he was deceased and extrication efforts were ceased at that point. An additional medic unit from Memorial EMS was also on the scene and checked the passengers on the school bus for injury. None of the persons on the bus reported any injuries. Once the on scene investigation was completed by the East Ridge Police Department, firefighters assisted in removing the body from beneath the bus and it was transported to the Medical Examiners Office. Traffic investigators have not yet released any cause for the accident or the identity of the deceased. |
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