A Pine Bluff Police Officer was critically injured when the police car the officer was driving collided with a school bus Monday morning on Dollarway Road.
Police Lt. David DeFoor said the officer, who was not identified, was trapped in the vehicle and emergency personnel had to extricate him.
According to a post on social media, the officer’s car caught fire and a citizen with a fire extinguisher stopped and put the fire out. Other people also stopped and cut the air bags in the vehicle so the officer could breathe.
The social media post also said the officer is currently listed in critical condition at Jefferson Regional Hospital.
The accident occurred on Dollarway Road in front of James Matthews Elementary School and the driver was the only occupant of the bus. DeFoor said the driver received minor injuries and was also taken to the hospital.
Traffic on Dollarway Road was blocked in both directions while police and wreckers cleared the roadway.
