Community embraces bus crash victims in Oregon
Posted January 2, 2013 10:05 am.
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PENDLETON, OREGON (NEWS1130) – Survivors of a deadly bus crash in northwestern Oregon are on their way back to BC, though some are still too afraid to get back on a bus.
Nine people were killed. Of the 26 patients treated at St. Anthony Hospital in the community of Pendleton, four remain in the facility, one in intensive care.
Larry Blanc with the hospital says members of the surrounding community have opened their hearts — and some, even their homes — to those hit by this tragedy.
“A gentleman came up and took two of the younger accident patients and just took him up to [his] house,” he tells us. “He thought they might be more comfortable because they were in good condition [and] maybe getting a little tired of a hotel bed.”
An area Ford dealership is also providing drivers and SUVs to take survivors back home, as some are understandably a little reluctant to get back on a bus so soon after the crash.
