BUS CRASH KILLS 2, SNARLS TRAFFIC.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer Two people were killed, eight were injured and rush-hour traffic was gridlocked grid·lock n. 1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets. 2. when an MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. bus went out of control on a North Hollywood freeway Thursday afternoon and hurtled into oncoming traffic. The 5:10 p.m. accident left the Hollywood Freeway closed in both directions as emergency personnel used a crane to lift the rear of the bus so they could extract the survivor in a pickup truck pinned beneath. ``It all happened in a split second,'' said John Martinez John Martinez(Also known as John Death) is a Musician based out of Southern California who is currently playing guitar in a Post hardcore band called A Static Lullaby. He has also played in bands such as Adair, Falling Cycle, Screams Of Serenity, Hit The Switch, and others. , 46, an entertainment industry employee who was commuting home to San Dimas when he was involved in the accident. ``I saw the bus coming over the median. A car to the left clipped me and caused me to spin around,'' he said. ``It was happening as I passed it. I'm very lucky. It reminded me I've got to say my prayers tonight.'' Some of the northbound lanes were re-opened about four hours after the crash, but the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan expected to have all southbound lanes and the northbound car-pool lane and fast lanes closed until 8 a.m. today while officers investigated and workers cleaned up the wreckage. California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Dwight McDonald said the bus, apparently empty except for the driver, struck and killed a motorcyclist as it flew into the southbound carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. lane. The driver of the crushed pickup, a 28-year-old male, was critically injured and was flown by helicopter to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills, McDonald said. A male passenger in the truck was killed. The driver of the bus, Sergio Blancarte, 22, of Los Angeles, was treated at the scene for minor injuries and given a field sobriety test as part of standard procedure after Metropolitan Transportation Authority accidents, said McDonald. The results of the test were unavailable Thursday. Blancarte was a part-time driver and had driven for the MTA since January, said McDonald. McDonald said it is unclear what caused Blancarte to lose control of the northbound bus, but it appears he was attempting to change lanes when the bus either clipped a car or he tried to avoid one. The bus veered sharply to the left, crashing over the median and into the southbound carpool lane. |
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