Disabled school van with special needs children moved safely off road, Totowa NJ
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TrafficPolice assisted a disabled school van carrying special needs children near Bon Appetit. One student tried to exit and move toward traffic before officers safely moved the van off the highway onto Union Boulevard.
Audio|Heard on: Totowa Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
02:6
Transcript:
00:00
109-106 46 in front of Bon Appetit, got a school van,
00:10
it's going to be a black van,
00:12
having an issue with one of the students, students trying to get off the bus, trying to get further.
00:19
4-0,
00:21
are they off to the side?
00:29
It sounds like they might be in the left shoulder.
00:34
Dead work.
00:41
They actually might be on the westbound side in the left lane.
00:45
Caller's trying to get a better location.
01:01
Alright,
01:08
we're out of it.
01:15
Make ready, Paul.
01:17
Make ready, Paul.
01:21
To hold it to pull off onto Union Boulevard.
01:34
Thank you.
01:43
Zig, total.
01:49
All right, Dan, we got the van off the highway.
01:52
We're going to be pulling off onto Union Boulevard.
01:55
It's going to be a van with special needs children inside of it.
02:01
We're going to get more.
02:02
One of the students tried to climb people's front and get up the door.
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Location mentioned:
Union Blvd, Totowa, NJ
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