.
Feedback

Toppled Tree Ties up Traffic at Muirwood Drive

A tree smack dab in the middle of the busy intersection makes for an interesting Thursday morning.

Updated on Dec. 12:

A downed tree in the middle of the busy intersection of Muirwood Drive and West Las Positas is snarling traffic Thursday morning.

The traffic lights were on flashing red, so it was back to being a four-way stop pattern for drivers.

Witnesses say apparently a bus somehow hit the tree or tree limb, knocking it down. One reader reported that the collision took down a portion of the traffic signal.

The reader wrote:

"It landed on the bus above the front doors taking off the side mirror. The traffic signal is crushed to the ground."

Riders on the bus got off and were standing by the road. Pleasanton Police blocked off the intersection and by 8:35 a.m. the tree had been removed from the intersection while police conducted their investigation.

Pleasanton Police Sergeant Bob Leong said:

"It looks like the bus hit the tree limb which caused the limb to strike the signal light. Not sure if the limb was partially broken in the storm or not, but we do know that the driver never noticed the hazard and drove into it."

For live traffic news, visit our traffic map: pleasanton.patch.com/commute.

anon December 6, 2012 at 02:14 pm
Wow, nobody could get out of their vehicle and move that. I would have. People wait for "the proper authorities" to come when a little community effort could have at least moved this from the middle of the intersection.
Julie December 6, 2012 at 02:52 pm
This was a Wheels bus filled with kids going to school. Either the bus hit the tree, or the tree fell on the bus, either way, there has to be an investigation by police when you have a bus full of passengers involved.
Zack Scanlan December 6, 2012 at 08:38 pm
I was on that bus, the tree branch fell onto that bus, I missed 1st Period
Autumn Johnson (Editor) December 6, 2012 at 11:00 pm
@Zach: Thanks for letting us know.
Robin December 7, 2012 at 02:31 am
My daughter was also on the bus. She said that the bus ripped off the tree limbed and it got stuck on top of the bus. When it tried to go through the intersection it knocked down the light. She said they were stuck waiting for a new bus before they could get to school.
Lisa Duluth December 7, 2012 at 01:22 pm
I"m with anon.... pull the tree out of the intersection so traffic can get by. It's not like there aren't any cameras to take a picture to document what happened.
The bus says 'Foothill'. The kids could have walked the rest of the way to school.

Newsletter & Alerts

Get the best stories each day and important breaking news

Subscribe

Not from Pleasanton Patch? Find your Local Patch »

Note Article
Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Gabriel Zevallos June 14, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Fun & New products + $$ = perfect!
Jennifer McGaffey June 14, 2013 at 11:37 pm
Heh. Did we break their server? I can't reach it, either here or through a Google search.
Sarah Adams June 17, 2013 at 12:37 pm
Hi Jennifer, Were you ever able to follow the link? If you are having any problems, you can alwaysRead More follow the link I provided down below. Please let us know if you have any questions! http://tinyurl.com/amp-Patch