Teen boy found slumped in snow after taking wrong bus from school, being stranded outside for hours

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — For nearly 12 hours, a 15-year-old boy was left outside in the bitter cold at a bus shelter on Perrysville Avenue. He was taken to the hospital early Thursday morning to be treated for hypothermia, police tell Channel 11’s Andrew Havranek.

“That’s crazy,” said Miguel Morales, who rides Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses.

Ross Township Police tell Channel 11 a passerby called 911 just after 8 a.m. Thursday out in the cold in possible distress.

This bus shelter, where the teen was strande,d is across the street from Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s Ross Garage.

Police said that the teen got on the wrong bus after school and ended up here. Because it was the last stop, police say the driver told the teen to get off the bus. Police said the driver did not know the boy was just 15 years old.

Ross Township Police said when they responded, the boy was hypothermic. Because of how cold he was, he was not speaking well. There was also a language barrier between him and police.

But police said the boy told them he was kicked off the bus around 9 p.m. Wednesday and spent the night outside of the bus shelter.

He did not have a phone.

Police said they were able to identify the boy thanks to a report card from Brashear High School.

Medics took him to the hospital. Police said they’ve been in contact with his family, and they do not believe his injuries are critical.

“I pray for everyone every day. I pray for these parents out there, the homeless on the street, I pray for everybody,” Morales added. “I hope that kid is okay.”

Pittsburgh Regional Transit said it didn’t know about this incident until Channel 11 called them early Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson said after that call, they did speak with Ross Township Police and are investigating.

A spokesperson with Pittsburgh Public Schools said they have no information on this incident.

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