Two Injured In Freedom Transit Bus Crash

May 9, 2024 8:23 am

A Freedom Transit bus crashed Thursday morning in Charleroi.  Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers say two people were transported by ambulance to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital.  We have no word on the severity of their injuries.  It happened just before 7 a.m. at 11th Street and upper Crest Avenue.  Charleroi Fire Chief Robert Whiten says there were ten people on the bus at the time.  He says the bus was coming down Upper Crest Avenue and crossing 11th Street when it went into the storage building.  He says the bus may have lost its brakes or something was happening on the bus that caused the crash. Freedom Transit Executive Director Sheila Gombita tells WJPA News that the bus was “operated by Freedom Transit’s contractor Tri County Access.” She says an investigation into the accident is ongoing.