Butler Transit Authority bus driver dies amid driver shortage due to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated: 5:17 PM EDT Sep 25, 2021
Butler Transit Authority bus driver dies amid driver shortage due to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated: 5:17 PM EDT Sep 25, 2021
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Butler Transit Authority bus driver dies amid driver shortage due to COVID-19 outbreak
Updated: 5:17 PM EDT Sep 25, 2021
A bus driver with the Butler Transit Authority died Friday morning due to COVID-19 complications. This news comes amid an ongoing driver shortage after 10 out of 12 drivers were out sick with COVID-19.Transit Authority executive director John Paul said the driver was a 38-year-old man. No other information on the driver has been provided at this time."We're deeply saddened by his loss, he was a very dedicated driver," Paul said. "He was a very good young man, it's just a shame it had to come to this virus." All local routes and two commuter routes are suspended until further notice. Paul said there are still a number of drivers who are still sick.
BUTLER, Pa. —
A bus driver with the Butler Transit Authority died Friday morning due to COVID-19 complications. This news comes amid an ongoing driver shortage after 10 out of 12 drivers were out sick with COVID-19.
Transit Authority executive director John Paul said the driver was a 38-year-old man. No other information on the driver has been provided at this time.
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"We're deeply saddened by his loss, he was a very dedicated driver," Paul said. "He was a very good young man, it's just a shame it had to come to this virus."
All local routes and two commuter routes are suspended until further notice.
Paul said there are still a number of drivers who are still sick.