The driver of a park Going-to-the-Sun Road shuttle bus was injured in an accident on the afternoon of September 2nd. Bennie Gardiner, 52, had just left the Sprague Creek campground with an empty bus. Gardiner was about two miles from the Apgar Village turnoff when he evidently lost control of the shuttle, which left the road and came to rest 20 feet below, causing the shuttle’s air bags to deploy. After being stabilized by park visitors and responding park personnel, Gardner was transported by ALERT air helicopter to Kalispell Regional Medical Center. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday, September 4th. Glacier’s optional Sun Road shuttle service completed this season’s operation on September 3rd. Approximately 130,000 visitors rode the shuttle over the season, which ran from July 1st to Labor Day. All shuttle drivers are employees of Workplace, Inc., of Kalispell, Montana.
