Crime & Safety
Firefighters Respond to Medical Call on AC Transit Bus
Albany firefighters took a woman to the hospital after a medical situation on an AC Transit bus on San Pablo Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
Albany firefighters helped a woman get to the hospital after a medical emergency on a southbound Line 18 AC Transit bus Tuesday afternoon.
Just after 1 p.m. firefighters received a call that a woman was having a seizure on a bus, said Capt. Jay Jorgensen of the .
When firefighters responded, they found a caregiver with two special needs clients on the bus. One of these people was having a medical emergency that firefighters determined was not a seizure.
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The southbound bus was stopped at Marin and San Pablo avenues as firefighters got the woman off the bus.
She was taken to Kaiser Oakland for care.
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No one other than the trio was on the bus, Jorgensen said.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Department responded, as did a supervisor from AC Transit, he said.
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