Marion Fire Department responds to crash involving bear
Damage to the private medical transport which struck a black bear on I-195. Photo courtesy: Marion Fire Departmentx
Damage to the private medical transport which struck a black bear on I-195. Photo courtesy: Marion Fire Departmentx
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MARION – The Marion Fire Department responded to a crash involving a bear Thursday morning.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., Marion firefighters responded to Interstate 195 westbound, in the area of mile marker 34.8 and the Route 105 exit, for a report of a vehicle that had hit a black bear. It is not clear whether the bear was “Boo Boo” the black bear, who has been frequently seen wandering the South Coast.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a private medical transport van that had struck a bear. The collision sent the van off of the interstate and into the woods. The two occupants of the van did not report injuries.
The bear was reported to have gotten up and run into the woods following the crash.
State Police also responded to the scene.
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