Photos and info by Rita Reith
Indianapolis (IN) firefighters responded Tuesday to an incident in which a man became trapped beneath a bus.
Members of Indianapolis Fire Department Tactical Team 7 were dispatched at around 2:15 p.m. on February 13, 2024, to 10th and Arlington after an INDYGO employee found himself stuck under a bus. The worker, alert and unharmed was checking something underneath the bus when he got wedged in and couldn’t scoot himself back out.
Tactical Team 7 stabilized the bus at 10th and Arlington and, using airbags, lifted the bus off the man within 15 minutes of arrival. He was checked on scene and released.
RITA L. REITH is a battalion chief with the Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) and serves as the agency’s public information officer.
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