Driver hospitalized after school bus crashes into West Mifflin home

HOURS TO SAFELY REMOVE THAT BUS. IT’S AN AFTERNOON. THE NEIGHBORS HERE ON HOMESTEAD, DUQUESNE ROAD IN WEST MIFFLIN WILL NOT FORGET FOR SOME TIME. A SCHOOL BUS APPARENTLY SWERVING OFF THE ROAD, HITTING THIS VAN. BUT NOT STOPPING THERE. WENT TO HOUSES DOWN, HIT ANOTHER CAR. AND THEN WHEN IT DID STOP, IT LEFT THAT HOLE IN A HOME. I HEARD THE IMPACT. I LOOKED UP AND THERE A SCHOOL BUS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND MY VAN WAS SIDEWAYS. IT WAS IN THE GRASS HERE. FARMER COLLINS WILL NEED A NEW WAY TO GET AROUND. AFTER HIS VAN TOOK THE FIRST HIT FROM THIS BUS. THE CRASH PROMPTING A RESPONSE FROM FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE AND CODE ENFORCER AS TRAFFIC WAS RESTRICTED TO ONE LANE. IT LOOKED A LOT WORSE THAN WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS, BUT WHEN YOU’RE INSIDE THE HOUSE AND THERE’S A BUS INSIDE THE HOUSE, SO YOU DON’T SEE THAT EVERY DAY. THE GOOD NEWS, NO CHILDREN WERE ON THE BUS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WERE UNTOUCHED. THE COUPLE THAT LIVES THERE, THEY WERE IN THAT HOUSE ON THEIR COUCH, 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THAT BAR SETTING. AND ACTUALLY, THERE’S A CRUCIFIX HANGING ON THE WALL, STILL HANGING WHERE THE BUS HIT THE FIRE CHIEF AND NEIGHBORS SAY THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. TONIGHT, THE WEST MIFFLIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT TELLS US SHE’S DOING ALL RIGHT. I SEEN HER GET OUT OF THE EMERGENCY DOOR. MY NEIGHBOR MIKE GOT ONE OF HIS LAWN CHAIRS. PUT IT OUT THERE FOR US SO SHE COULD SIT DOWN. SHE SMOKED A COUPLE OF CIGARETS, AND THEY PUT HER IN THE AMBULANCE. IT. AS CREWS WORK TO BOARD UP THIS HOME, WE’RE WORKING TO TRY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW THIS HAPPENED. THE WEST MIFFLIN SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE DISTRICT IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER. REPORTING FROM WEST MI

A school bus crashed into a West Mifflin house Thursday afternoon, sending the bus driver to the hospital.The crash happened along the 1500 block of Homestead Duquesne Road between Grant Avenue Extension and Mellon Street around 3:30 p.m.Firefighters, police and emergency medical services responded to the scene, according to Allegheny County 911. West Mifflin #2 Volunteer Fire Company said traffic was restricted to one lane. The road was closed until the bus was removed. County dispatch says no one has been transported from the scene at this time. Jeff Soles, WMASD superintendent, says the bus was empty of students after having completed a run dropping off middle-school students.Soles says the driver was unhurt. However, the West Mifflin fire chief told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that the driver had been taken to the hospital. The extent of her injuries is unknown. A neighbor, whose van was hit by the bus, told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that he thought the driver appeared disoriented after the crash."I seen her get out of the emergency door," Thamer Collins said. "My neighbor Mike got one of his lawn chairs, put it out there for her so she could sit down. She smoked a couple cigarettes, they put her in the ambulance, and took her in the hospital."The district is working with the bus company to understand what happened. The crash will not affect any other student transport. The West Mifflin Area School District contracts Sun Coach Lines Inc., for student transport, according to their website.Pittsburgh's Action News 4 was on the scene while the bus was towed away. Employees with Servpro were called to the house to ensure it could remain structurally sound as the bus was being removed."We removed the roof off the front to make sure there's nothing obstructing the bus and create further damage coming out," said Donny Fast, an emergency responder for Servpro.This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh's Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay connected with breaking news.

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. —

A school bus crashed into a West Mifflin house Thursday afternoon, sending the bus driver to the hospital.

The crash happened along the 1500 block of Homestead Duquesne Road between Grant Avenue Extension and Mellon Street around 3:30 p.m.

Firefighters, police and emergency medical services responded to the scene, according to Allegheny County 911.

West Mifflin #2 Volunteer Fire Company said traffic was restricted to one lane. The road was closed until the bus was removed.

County dispatch says no one has been transported from the scene at this time.

Jeff Soles, WMASD superintendent, says the bus was empty of students after having completed a run dropping off middle-school students.

Looks like bus may be removed soon. Servpro is here also, setting up beams and removing pieces of the roof to try to mitigate further damage to the home. @WTAE pic.twitter.com/6grA0pV08I
— Mike Valente (@ValenteWTAE) April 20, 2023

Soles says the driver was unhurt. However, the West Mifflin fire chief told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that the driver had been taken to the hospital. The extent of her injuries is unknown.

A neighbor, whose van was hit by the bus, told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that he thought the driver appeared disoriented after the crash.

"I seen her get out of the emergency door," Thamer Collins said. "My neighbor Mike got one of his lawn chairs, put it out there for her so she could sit down. She smoked a couple cigarettes, they put her in the ambulance, and took her in the hospital."

The district is working with the bus company to understand what happened. The crash will not affect any other student transport.

The West Mifflin Area School District contracts Sun Coach Lines Inc., for student transport, according to their website.

Pittsburgh's Action News 4 was on the scene while the bus was towed away. Employees with Servpro were called to the house to ensure it could remain structurally sound as the bus was being removed.

"We removed the roof off the front to make sure there's nothing obstructing the bus and create further damage coming out," said Donny Fast, an emergency responder for Servpro.

This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh's Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay connected with breaking news.

Driver hospitalized after school bus crashes into West Mifflin home

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