Several people were injured — two of them seriously — when an L.A. Metro bus collided with an SUV in downtown Los Angeles during the early morning hours of Wednesday, according to authorities.
The crash happened at about 1:30 a.m. near Broadway and Olympic Boulevard when one of the drivers apparently ran a red light, authorities said. However, authorities have not said which driver ran the light or caused the accident.
The smashed front end of an L.A. Metro bus is seen after a crash on Aug. 30, 2017, in downtown L.A. (Credit: KTLA)
Two people, including the driver of the SUV and one of the people on the bus, were seriously injured although their injuries are considered not life-threatening, Los Angeles police said. It is not clear how many other people were injured but officials said just six people were on the bus at the time.
The front windshield on the bus was smashed in, with the glass shattered and mangled parts of the front end hanging off the vehicle, as seen in footage of the scene of the crash. The SUV's front end was also smashed and a nearby street pole was knocked over, apparently by the bus, as seen in crash footage.
Jesus Rincon, who was inside the building at the time of the crash, said people were not allowed to enter the building after the incident as officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were expected to arrive later.
A red flyer from OSHA could be seen on the building, and the agency is expected to inspect the building's structural integrity before anyone can go back inside.
from KTLA http://ift.tt/2wixdye
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