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Paramedics hail ‘hero’ boy from Arizona bus crash (AP)

March 6th, 2010 | Author: admin

Oscar Rodriguez, 11, talks to Gila River paramedics in his room at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Saturday, March 6, 2010. Oscar, 11-years-old, was a passenger on the bus that overturned and was injured in the accident on Interstate 10 Friday. Despite his injuries, the boy helped paramedics on the scene by translating for patients who didn't speak English. The paramedics were so appreciative of Oscar's efforts that they brought him a fireman's helmet, a jersey and a certificate recognizing his work. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Jack Kurtz) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MESA TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALESAP – A bilingual 4th grader hurt in an Arizona bus accident that killed six people and injured more than a dozen others translated from an ambulance stretcher for busy rescue workers as they hurried to set up a triage center, authorities said Saturday.


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