After RTA, Central Transit Loses 3 Buses in Fire

On Friday morning, a Central Transit commuter bus overturned on the Philip Goldson Highway near mile six and a half. Around thirty passengers were injured and rushed to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for emergency care. Over the weekend, three of the company’s buses were destroyed by fire in what appears to be an arson attack. The buses were parked in the company’s lot when they went up in flames.

 

ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Sunday, March ninth, police responded to a report of three buses on fire in Lord’s Bank Village.  Upon their arrival, they spoke with Pedro Guzman, a watchman, who was taking care of the buses.  He reported that he heard some noises inside one of the buses and, thereafter, he saw fire.  The three buses were burnt.  The fire department responded and extinguished the flames.  An investigation is being carried out at this time to determine the cause of the fire and we are awaiting the report from the fire department.”

 

Reporter

“Was anybody injured?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“No one was injured.”

 

Reporter

“The circumstances, as I understand it, the watchman mi di sleep and then ih hear one ah di engine strike up and next thing, there was a fire.  Are you all looking at arson, especially since a Central Transit bus almost went into the river on Friday morning?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“We are conducting an investigation, but at this time we await the report from the fire department.  So far we have no evidence suggesting that it is arson.  That is what the caretaker reported, hearing a noise and he did not see anyone in the area.”