One Dead, Several Injured in Highway 299 Bus Crash
LoCO’s CHP Watch notes a collision a few miles south of Weaverville on Highway 299 that occurred just after 6:30 p.m. involving a transit bus and a sedan.
According to CHP dispatcher notes one person was killed during the crash. As many as five other people are being transported to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, including two by air ambulance.
Updates below.
6:31
p.m.
[5] [2] UNKN OTHER VEH
6:32
p.m.
[7] [4] OTHER VEH IS ON IT'S SIDE
6:32
p.m.
[6] [3] 3 OR SO PTYS INJ
6:35
p.m.
[9] 1039 TRIN SO FOR 1141
6:36
p.m.
[10] LE // RP THEN ADVD AT LEAST 5 PTYS INJ
6:43
p.m.
[12] C90-021 REQ ETA FROM 1141
6:44
p.m.
[13] C90-021 PLS ROLL 1 1185 HD FOR THE BUS AND AND 1185 WRECKER FOR SD ON ITS ROOF APPX 20 FT OFF THE RDWY
6:47
p.m.
[14] C90-021 MAJ INJ FD THAT ARE97 ADVING MEDICS JUST UP THE RD .
6:50
p.m.
[17] ADVD TRIN SO RE LINE 14 // ADVD ALL THE PERSONEL THEY HAVE IS ENRT // NO INFO ON THE MEDICS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE UP THE ROAD
6:51
p.m.
[18] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 ALPS ROAD RECOVERY TOW FOR ONE ROT 530-623-2481
6:54
p.m.
[21] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP
6:54
p.m.
[22] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 CLAYTONS TOW FOR ONE HEAVY DUTY ROT 1185 530-365-8995 - FOR THE BUS
6:56
p.m.
[23] ND-H16 TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF MERCY TO ADVD THEM OF THE 5 PATIENTS POSS COMING FROM THIS TC // UNABLE TO REACH THEM - CAN YOU PLS NOTIFY THEM
6:57
p.m.
[24] 1039 MERCY ER
7:03
p.m.
[29] C90-020 REQ NOTIFY THE O/C // WILL BE AT LEAST 2 PTYS AIRLIFTED OUT OF THE TC
7:03
p.m.
[30] 1039 90-S1 VIA 1021
7:04
p.m.
[31] CLAYTONS CONFIRMING THEY WILL BE HANDLING THE HD 1185
7:33
p.m.
[39] ND-H16 ENRT MERCY W/1 // 16 YOA W/HEAD PAIN AND ALT LEVEL OF CON // MOD INJ ETA 10 MIN
7:39
p.m.
[47] PER 90-L 1039 N3 WHO NOTIFIED N1 - N1 REQ ADDITIONAL INFO THAT ONLY THE UNITS ON SCENE WILL HAVE - REQ UNIT ON SCENE 1021 90-L AT HIS R - 1021 DISPATCH FOR THE NUMBER
7:41
p.m.
[49] 1039 90-L; IS THIS EB OR WB?
7:44
p.m.
[52] C90-021 TC OCCD IN EB LN // NO KNOWN FOREIGN NATIONALS ON BOARD (SPECULATING ON THAT)
7:46
p.m.
[55] 1039 90-L
7:56
p.m.
[64] ND-H14 ONE PTY W/BROKEN ARM AND ETA TO MERCY IS 14 MIN
7:56
p.m.
[66] 1039 MERCY
7:56
p.m.
[65] C90-021 INQ W/90-S1 OR 90-L IF THEY WANT THE 1185 EVIDENCE // 90-S1 CPZ AND WILL ADV
7:57
p.m.
[67] C90-021 OTHER PASSENGER IN THE VEH ARE 1180? // FAMILY OF THE 1144 PTY
7:58
p.m.
[68] PER 90-L REQ TO KNOW IF THE OTHER THREE INJ'D INJ STATUS??
8
p.m.
[70] 1039 90-L ALL UPDATES
8:03
p.m.
[71] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj to 1144-Fatality by CHP
8:15
p.m.
[75] 1039 CT 242
8:16
p.m.
[76] 1039 CODE 20
8:49
p.m.
[78] C90-020 180 - CA/6ENT033 - ACC WHI TWO PLATES - 22651/G - ALPS TOW
8:49
p.m.
[79] C90-020 THE BUS IS OR 1185
9:19
p.m.
[84] VEH ENTERED SVS FCN/8441726205224 // JH
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