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Two Injured In ECAT Transit Bus Crash
December 14, 2012
Two bus passengers were injured when an ECAT transit bus was struck by a car Friday morning on Highway 29.
The Florida Highway Patrol said bus driver Sharon Purifoy, 52, of Pensacola, had slowed just south of Airport Boulevard in preparation for a bus stop about 7:22 a.m. The bike rack on the bus made contact with the side of a Toyota Camry driven by 59-year old Angelika Nelson of Pensacola when Nelson attempted to turn in front of the bus and into a Tom Thumb parking lot.
Two of the six bus passengers complained of minor injuries in the crash. Nathan Thomas, 17, and Vicki Woods, 49, were transported to area hospitals.
The bus suffered about $500 in damage in the crash, while the Toyota received about $1,000 in damage, according to the FHP.
Nelson was cited for an improper right turn,according to FHP.
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7 Responses to “Two Injured In ECAT Transit Bus Crash”
Maybe people should drive the speed limit (which is 45mph not 60mph in the area of this accident)…maybe people should not cut people off.. .Basically people need to drive the speed limit and Obey traffic laws..just because other people are speeding dont mEan everyone has to….just saying..
Have seen and heard of worse accidents on the school buses guess we better get ready for some additional taxes on gas to pay for lawsuits.
I almost hit that buss!!! The traffic was going 60 mph. That bus needs to stop OFF the main highway. It is crazy!!!
Hear I pay my taxes for this bus to run, I never use it, and I have to stop for it trying to get work done. We really do not need a BUS for the public. They could carpool if they do not have a car! They could figure out a way around on their own just like me!!
Maybe they should raise the gas tax to 5 cents to help pay off law suits.
This is too funny! At least we know now how many passengers are using the ECAT to go to work.
Hmmm, a bike rack on the bus hits a car. Two go to hospital. Did I just hear a cash register ring?
If this was Philadelphia, 126 people would have showed up at the hospitals saying that they were on the bus and injured.