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ECAT Bus Hits Horse
March 5, 2012
No one was injured when an ECAT bus hit a horse near McDavid Monday afternoon.
The accident happened just before 1 p.m. when the driver of a southbound ECAT bus struck the horse as it darted across the southbound lanes of Highway 29 at Roach Road. The driver and three passengers on the bus were not injured.
The horse did not survive the incident.
The ECAT bus was running its regular route from Century to Molino, Cantonment and Pensacola at the time of the crash. The passengers continued on a replacement bus.
The accident was investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded to the crash.
Pictured above and below: Four people on this ECAT bus were not injured when the bus struck a horse on Highway 29 in McDavid Monday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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11 Responses to “ECAT Bus Hits Horse”
Im glad no one was hurt on the bus.Dont pass judgement on the horse owner.sometimes it cant be helped.any livestock can get out.I had horse to get out and run down the road and thank god everyone stopped.If you love your horse you will claim it and im sire the owner did.if you own livestock you should claim it.
@ tammy not sure why u feel that way the owner is not like that and i know that on a personal level, @ duh thanks for the comment u made
So glad the owner claimed the horse,, sorry side line but someone does get paid to think,,,, and yes they do get at at times,, sorry for the lost for the family,,,
We had a horse once that was an escape artist. We thought someone was leaving the gate open, and then video taped him opening the gate. Otherwise horses can spook and jerk away. Very unfortunate.
People forget to close the gate, fences fail. I am glad the owner had enough class to step forward, as often they do not. Glad no one was killed.
Maybe that is why tammy dont get payed to think,,,,$$$$
The owner did claim the horse.
I don’t think that owner will claim the horse,,,,$$$$
In response to “Jane”. Obviously you don’t or have never owned any type of livestock. Unfortunately they can/do get out or loose from whatever situation. Glad no one was hurt in this terrible accident.
What was the horse doing out and who owned it? Poor horse!
i rode that route alot. and all of the drivers oaf that route are very good and prepared for our safety as passengers. im sure it was handled properly nad im so glad noone was hurt
That’s very sad. Poor horse. Glad eveyone is ok.