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Bus Bogs Down in Street Hole Save Email Print
Posted: 8:35 AM Oct 6, 2008
 Last Updated: 10:02 AM Oct 6, 2008
 Reporter: Dennis Wilden
Email Address: sixonline@wowt.com
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An Omaha school bus fell through a city street Monday morning leaving a hole about 5 to 6 feet wide at 34th and Jones.

It was not immediately clear what caused the street to give way. There were no children on the school bus. An eyewitness at the scene tells Channel Six News the bus driver was between runs when the bus fell through the street.

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Posted by: Facts on Oct 7, 2008 at 10:49 PM
The bus driver and the kids that were on the bus were okay. Should have seen the driver's face, looked like she was remebering a movie scene from volcano!
Posted by: Mike Fail-hee on Oct 7, 2008 at 02:26 PM
Live with it! We had to cut down on street repair ion order to bankroll that nice new stadium.
Posted by: H on Oct 7, 2008 at 12:21 PM
To Anonymous, sure everyone is going to complain. Our city seems to be falling apart and nothing is being done because all our money is going to other things like the bridge and the stadium. I'm sure most of Omaha can agree with me when I say it's extremely frustrating.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 6, 2008 at 05:04 PM
I am glad no kids were hurt...it doesn't say anything about how the driver is doing, but I hope he or she is ok as well. Try explaining that one to dispatch..."Yeah, I can't make it to the next stop, the bus is in a hole." Yikes!
Posted by: T on Oct 6, 2008 at 04:31 PM
To whoever posted the "to Angelo" at 1:36 - didn't you hear?? - Paul's stepping down to go back to teaching in December. Don't know who to tell you to complain to after that happens.
Posted by: S on Oct 6, 2008 at 04:00 PM
I am tired of construction in my area year after year. I live in a nice neighborhood with new streets and the city is always fixing our roads that aren't even damaged. Why can't they take that money and fix the streets in the poorer neighborhoods where the fix is really needed? Oh wait, because who cares about the poor when the rich voting taxpayers are the ones that matter! Right Mr Fahey?
Posted by: Tom on Oct 6, 2008 at 02:49 PM
What? A Hole in the Omaha Streets? No way there's no potholes or holes in Omaha Streets. Guess the "Pork Barrel Bridge and the "New Stadium" are more important than a street with a hole in it.
Posted by: to Angelo on Oct 6, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Supposedly Fahey had knee surgery recently. Call up the REAL mayor, Paul Lando, if you want something done.
Posted by: Where's Fahey on Oct 6, 2008 at 01:24 PM
Do you think he fell in the hole?
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 6, 2008 at 01:22 PM
Thank goodness, something new to bring out the baseball/footbridge critics! Finally, a new reason to complain!!!
Posted by: Holy Roller on Oct 6, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Too bad the hole in the Public school system is bigger than the hole the bus fell in.
Posted by: me on Oct 6, 2008 at 12:00 PM
and - don't forget the foot bridge which was a real necessary item.
Posted by: Angelo on Oct 6, 2008 at 11:54 AM
I live near this location and am concerned about the streets in the neighborhood. I have a hole right outside my home that's been there for two weeks now. Where's Mayor Fahey?
Posted by: Jake on Oct 6, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Did someone say new baseball stadium??? I can't wait!!! :-)
Posted by: Mike on Oct 6, 2008 at 11:15 AM
No money for the streets, we have a stadium to build and fire/police pensions to pay.
Posted by: LLR on Oct 6, 2008 at 09:33 AM
Typical of the crumbling infrastructure in this city. Oh but we'll have a pretty, new, state-of-the-art baseball stadium to use 2 weeks out of the year.
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