RIPTA Bus Flips over in Jamestown

Three people injured in RIPTA bus rollover in Jamestown at Pell Bridge

The exterior of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s Melrose Street offices in Providence. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)As the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) prepares for major service cuts, State Police are investigating a crash involving a bus route that will soon cease part of its weekday service. A route 14 bus flipped on its side in Jamestown at the end of the Pell Bridge on Thursday afternoon, sendi…

RIPTA bus flips over in Jamestown

JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A bus flipped onto its side on Route 138 West in Jamestown Thursday afternoon after the driver lost control, according to Rhode Island State Police. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) confirmed to 12 News that the incident involved one of its buses. ALSO READ: Dozens of RIPTA bus routes to see service reductions Investigators believe the driver lost control at the end of the Newport Pell Bridge. The …

Crash involving RIPTA bus in Jamestown sends 3 to hospital

JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — Four people were injured after a RIPTA bus crashed and rolled onto its side in Jamestown Thursday. Westbound traffic on the Newport Bridge was temporarily stopped because of the crash. An ABC6 News crew in the area of the toll plaza on the Jamestown side of the bridge observed a RIPTA bus tipped on its side. Rhode Island State Police said the bus driver and two passengers were taken to the hospital, but did not provide a…