Major Fire Department Response to Truck vs School Bus Crash in Libertyville IL [3rd Alarm Box 46-99]

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*TIMESTAMPS:*
0:00 to 5:46 - Scanner Audio (Initial Response, MABAS/IFERN Audio)
5:47 to 15:22 - Video Footage of the Scene
15:23 to 17:31 - Video Footage of Emergency Vehicles
17:32 to 20:07 - Photos of the Scene and Emergency Vehicles

The Libertyville Fire Department, Lake County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police, and multiple mutual aid fire departments responded to a report of a crash with injuries at Buckley Rd and River Rd in Libertyville, IL on 8-1-19 at around 10:50 AM. A dump truck reportedly hit a school bus, which hit multiple other school buses. After fire crews arrived, command requested a MABAS Box Alarm response to the scene. The 1st Alarm brought an engine, squads, chiefs, and ambulances to the scene from multiple fire departments around Lake County, IL. The Box Alarm was then upgraded to the 2nd and 3rd alarm for ambulances only. A total of 17 people were transported to the hospital and everyone else was evaluated by fire personnel.


MEDIA RELEASE BY THE LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE [08-01-19]:
http://www.lakecountyil.gov/DocumentC...

On August 1, 2019, at approximately 10:45AM, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a traffic crash with injuries on Route 137 and River Road, Unincorporated Libertyville. The crash involved three school buses carrying children and a dump-truck loaded with landscaping material.
Preliminary investigation shows the three loaded school buses were traveling westbound on Route 137, and a 1998 Mack Truck, with a 2016 Dierzen Trailer, driven by a 44-year-old man of Elgin, was behind the buses. The buses began to slow for traffic in front of them, however, the driver of the Mack was unable to slow in time. The front of the Mack Truck struck the rear of the first school bus, which pushed that school bus into the second school bus, and the second school bus into the third. The school buses were carrying children aged 5-14 from the North Suburban YMCA Summer Camp in Northbrook. There were a total of 144 campers and camp counselors onboard the three buses. All were evaluated by paramedics from Libertyville Fire Department as well as other regional fire departments. A total of 17 campers and counselors were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. The three bus drivers and truck driver were uninjured. YMCA staff members worked with the busing company to transport all of the children and counselors back to camp. No citations have been issued as of yet, however, are likely for the driver of the truck.


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