PITTSBURGH — The driver who was behind the wheel of an articulated bus has described the moments before the bridge he was on crumbled beneath him.
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Daryl Luciani was driving over Pittsburgh’s Frick Park when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed.
Once the bus stopped moving, he put its air brakes on and waited for first responders to rescue him and the two passengers on his bus.
Read More “As soon as I got to the bridge, I can actually … as I was driving across, in my mind, I knew the bridge was collapsing. I could just feel it. The bus was bouncing and shaking,” Luciani told WPXI hours after the collapse. “It seemed long, but it was probably less than a minute. The bus finally came to a stop. I was just, you know, thankful that nobody on the bus was hurt.”
“They came down the hill with the flashlights, like I said it was still dark,” Luciani told WPXI . “They brought a rope over to our door, they tied it to the railing. It was icy. And we were able to get the passengers off and myself.”
Luciani said he was “banged up” after the bridge collapse.
In all, there were 10 injuries and no deaths attributed to the bridge collapse. Five vehicles and Luciani’s bus were on the bridge when it came down, WPXI reported.
Bridge collapse President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is at left. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Bridge collapse President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Bridge collapse First responders gather near a trailer from Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue near the site of a bridge that collapsed, Friday Jan. 28, 2002, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Bridge collapse President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Bridge collapse President Joe Biden, third from left, stands with a group of officials and first responders behind a barrier to view the damage of a bridge that collapsed, Friday Jan. 28, 2002, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse Vehicles that were on a bridge when it collapsed are visible, Friday Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Bridge collapse First responders look over the edge where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Pittsburgh bridge collapse President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik/AP)
Pittsburgh bridge collapse Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman walks near the scene where a bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh's East End, Friday Jan. 28, 2002. A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus. The collapse early Friday came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Pittsburgh bridge collapse In this aerial image taken with a drone, vehicles rest on on a bridge following it's collapsed, Friday Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh. The bridge spanning a ravine collapsed, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet, while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus. The collapse early Friday came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitgerald, right, takes a photo of the scenes where a bridge collapsed, Friday Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse Vehicles that were on a bridge when it collapsed are visible, Friday Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse Emergency vehicles are parked at the edge of a bridge that collapsed, Friday Jan. 28, 2022 in Pittsburgh's East End. A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse A car that was on a bridge when it collapsed is seen Friday Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2022, is visible through trees in Pittsburgh's East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse A Port Authority bus and a car that were on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2022, are visible in Pittsburgh's East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2022, is visible in Pittsburgh's East End. A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse First responders load an empty stretcher into an ambulance at the scene where a bridge collapsed, Friday Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2022, is visible in Pittsburgh's East End. A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Bridge collapse A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2022, is visible in Pittsburgh's East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)