The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Jan. 25, 1973

A patrolman and junior high student were hospitalized following a collision of a school bus and city ambulance at the intersection of 12th and Long streets.

Charles Pollock, 14, was checked for possible broken ribs and internal injuries, while Marvin "Butch" Winslow, 22, driver of the ambulance, was treated for a fractured arm, and minor cuts and injuries.

The ambulance was enroute to pick up a heart attack patient when it collided with the bus and slid into the south side of The New Era building.

An emergency traffic control light at the center of the intersection activated...