Trapped bus driver freed from wreckage after crash in Lakewood

ByLeanne Suter and ABC7.com staff KABC logo
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Trapped bus driver freed from wreckage after crash in Lakewood
Trapped bus driver freed from wreckage after crash in LakewoodA Long Beach Transit bus driver was freed after crashing into a traffic light pole in Lakewood on Wednesday.

LAKEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- A Long Beach Transit bus driver was freed after crashing into a traffic light pole in Lakewood on Wednesday.

The collision was reported at about 6:10 p.m. at Woodruff Avenue and Centralia Street. The bus driver told witnesses that a white pick-up truck turned in front of him, sending the bus crashing into a light pole.

Four passengers on the bus were taken to a hospital, but the driver was trapped in the mangled metal.

A massive crowd cheered as firefighters extricated the bus driver shortly before 8 p.m. He was transported to a local hospital with traumatic injuries.

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