Merrick School Bus vs Building 03/28/2022

On Monday, March 28th at 12:35p, the Merrick Fire Department was dispatched to a reported School bus into building with pin on Merrick Ave. 6499 and 2nd Assistant Chief Miner [6402] were both quickly on scene and confirmed a bus into a storefront with a person pinned between the building and the vehicle. Ladder 6412 quickly extricated the person pinned and transferred care to awaiting EMS personnel who transported the patient to a local hospital in serious condition. Due to the damage to the building, TRT Teams were requested from North Bellmore and Freeport. Other than the driver, the bus was unoccupied at the time of the accident. 2 additional patients were transported to local hospitals in unknown condition. The scene was placed under control in approximately 30 minutes and turned over to police for further investigation.